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Aki Kaurismäki

2001 · Film · documentary · 53 min

Directed by Guy Girard

Documentary

Aki Kaurismäki, the celebrated Finnish filmmaker behind The Man Without a Past (Grand Prix du Jury, Cannes Film Festival 2002) and landmark works including Ariel, Leningrad Cowboys Go America, and Drifting Clouds, is the focus of AKI KAURISMÄKI, the latest release in the Cinema, of Our Time series. The younger half of Finland’s most prolific and irreverent filmmaking partnership, Kaurismäki, alongside his brother Mika Kaurismäki, was instrumental in shaping what became known as the New Finnish Cinema. Since 1981, he has directed twenty-two films, many of which are featured through excerpts in this documentary.

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  1. Neutrallb1lfMar 20, 2020

    The Finnish coffee break sounds like it was directed by Aki Kaurismäki.

    Life imitates art.