1. Shadows in Paradise - Rotten Tomatoes
Despite the fact that the editing seems choppy in some scenes, the film is nicely shot and the acting, although extremely subdued, is consistent with the dour ...
Nikander (Matti Pellonpää) is a garbage collector who lives a lonely existence -- especially after his only real friend dies of a heart attack. But his life changes for the better when he meets Ilona (Kati Outinen), the check-out clerk at his local supermarket. Despite being painfully shy, Nikander gradually makes inroads to romance with her. But their budding relationship is tested when Iloni is fired from her supermarket -- and she steals from the store in an act of retribution.
2. Shadows in Paradise (1986) directed by Aki Kaurismäki • Reviews, film + ...
Despite being numb and surrounded by the burdens of industry, Kaurismaki characters always show us the absurd joke of existence. Theirs is a miserable, self ...
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.
3. Shadows in Paradise [1986] – A Wryly Humorous Tale of Human ...
Dec 2, 2019 · A wryly humorous tale of human connection and social alienation. Like Yasujiro Ozu, Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki basically tells the same stories again and ...
Like Yasujiro Ozu, Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismaki basically tells the same stories again and again. And similar to the works of the mast...
4. “Shadows in Paradise” (1986) – written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki
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“Shadows in Paradise” is the first movie in the “Proletariat Trilogy” by Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. It stars Matti Pellonpää as Nikkander and Kati Outinen as Ilona. …
5. Shadows in Paradise (1986) | MUBI
Critics reviews · It would be easy to feel cheap pathos for [the director's] characters, except that they never feel sorry for themselves. · The amusing mix of ...
After losing his friend and co-worker to a sudden heart attack, lonely Helsinki garbageman Nikander finds himself completely directionless. But unlikely redemption comes in the form of Ilona, a plain supermarket cashier with whom he begins a tentative love affair.
6. Shadows in Paradise - Moving Pictures
Aug 28, 2020 · It's an unpretentious little movie that absolutely nails the mood. The actors do an amazing job at non-acting, and it's all just... sweet.
Varjoja paratiisissa. Aki Kaurismäki. 1986. ⚄ [seven minutes pass] Are there people learning English in all of Kaurismäki’s movies?! Anyway, I’m really digging this movie so far, which …
7. Shadows in Paradise - TIFF
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8. Shadows in Paradise - Reviews - The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sep 6, 2018 · Released in 1986, Aki Kaurismaki's Varjoja paratiisissa (Shadows in Paradise) is one of the Finnish filmmaker's earliest efforts, ...
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.
9. Shadows In Paradise (1986) Movie Review from Eye for Film
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In Goran Dukic's Wristcutters: A Love Story, limbo is imagined as a place where no one ever smiles, where furnishings and cars all seem second-hand, where the colours are all drab and faded. "Everything's the same here," as one character puts it, "but it's just a little worse."
10. Shadows in Paradise (1986) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
Im Schatten des Paradieses, Ombre nel paradiso, Ombres au paradis, Skuggor i Paradiset, Sombras en el paraíso, Varjoja paratiisissa.
A lonely garbage collector falls for a supermarket clerk.
11. Shadows in Paradise (1986) - Cinefile - Film Reviews
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(Varjoja paratiisissa) Country : FIN Technical : col 74m Director : Aki Kaurismäki Cast : Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari Synopsis : A refuse collector loses his workmate and courts a checkout girl who loses her job. But she shuns attachment and he c
12. Review of SHADOWS IN PARADISE - hedmark
Sep 9, 2007 · This is the first film in a “proletariat trilogy” and shows people struggling to find some purpose and happiness in life. That usually never ...
Review: One is surprised to see in the end, in spite of the dire setting, that this is a sweet, uplifting romance.
13. Shadows in Paradise (1986) - The Movie Database
Sep 6, 2018 · Released in 1986, Aki Kaurismaki's Varjoja paratiisissa (Shadows in Paradise) is one of the Finnish filmmaker's earliest efforts, and it stands ...
Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.