
Shadows in Paradise
Friday, October 7 - Monday, October 10, 2011
Lonely garbageman Nikkander (Matti Pellonpää) finds himself directionless after losing his friend and co-worker to a sudden heart attack; unlikely redemption comes in the form of plain supermarket cashier Ilona (Kati Outinen, in her first of many performances for Kaurismäki), with whom he begins a tentative love affair. Boiling down what is essentially a romantic comedy to a series of spare and beautiful gestures, Kaurismäki conjures an unexpected delight that finds hope blossoming even amid gray surroundings. -Janus Films
Digitial projection
- Country Finland
- Language In Finnish, English and Swedish with English subtitles
- Rating NR
- Year 1986
- Running Time 76 minutes
- Director Aki Kaurismäki