Ariel
1988·Finland·70 min.
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In Kaurismäki's drolly existential crime drama, a coal miner named Taisto must find a way to live in the big city after the mine closes and his father, also a miner, commits suicide. This is the second film in Kaurismäki's "proletarian trilogy" (Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory Girl).
DirectorAki Kaurismäki
ScreenwriterAki Kaurismäki
CinematographyTimo Salminen
CastTuro Pajala·Susanna Haavisto·Matti Pellonpää·Eetu Hikamo·Erkki Pajala·Hannu Viholainen·Matti Jaaranen·Jorma Markkula·Tarja Keinänen·Eino Kuusela·Kauko Laalo·Jyrki Olsonen·Esko Nikkari·Marja PackallenShow all
Original titleAriel