Refreshingly small scale Finnish dramedy about a lonely man whose luck goes from bad to worse when he's unfairly imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit right after forming a genuine connection with someone/possibly falling in love.
It's a brisk watch at 72 minutes. Definitely not fast-paced, and doesn't seem too worried about plot. I find that's a bit easier to handle when the runtime is slim, as is the case here.
It's got an odd sort of tone where it's a little comedic but also quite bleak, and the two kind of counteract each other to make something relatively breezy, despite the sad subject matter. It's hard to put into words, but judging by this and Le Havre, director Aki Kaurismaki has an undoubtedly unique voice as a filmmaker.
It's not a style I get fully sucked in by, but I appreciate it for feeling unlike much else out there. This is the kind of movie that's pretty easy to watch, thanks to its simple story and brief runtime, to that makes it easy to recommend to anyone who's intrigued by the premise.
It's a brisk watch at 72 minutes. Definitely not fast-paced, and doesn't seem too worried about plot. I find that's a bit easier to handle when the runtime is slim, as is the case here.
It's got an odd sort of tone where it's a little comedic but also quite bleak, and the two kind of counteract each other to make something relatively breezy, despite the sad subject matter. It's hard to put into words, but judging by this and Le Havre, director Aki Kaurismaki has an undoubtedly unique voice as a filmmaker.
It's not a style I get fully sucked in by, but I appreciate it for feeling unlike much else out there. This is the kind of movie that's pretty easy to watch, thanks to its simple story and brief runtime, to that makes it easy to recommend to anyone who's intrigued by the premise.