Shadows in Paradise

anadyomene

Proletariat romance, chain smokes, frustrating reluctance, the friendship between Nikander and Melartin, and small potatoes. Small potatoes make me happy.

Lorna Singh

A good introduction to the work of Aki Kaurismaki, a true original with a bent for unique faces. First in the trilogy focused on workers.

Gyseltrut

The scene depicting the black dog running over the puddle of water, following Nikander's co-worker's heart attack, is just so Tarkovskian.

Hani

Even if I'd hate Cinema one day, I'll always love this film.

Michael H. CLAES

Rock'n Roll, cigarettes, drinking with buddies, seduce a blonde. Naturalistic stories as rich as in post-war Italian cinema, or in the English social realism of the sixties. Not far from Ken LOACH. === Cigarettes Rock'n Roll, boire avec les potes, tomber la blonde. Des histoires naturalistes riches, comme dans le néoréalisme italien ou le cinéma social anglais des sixties. Grand cinéaste prolo, un GUEDIGUIAN du Nord.

In An Expression Of The Inexpressible

Has a lot of the same elements as his The Man Without a Past, but is much more convincing and fun. A more simple and homble scandinavian Jarmush indeed.

PolarisDiB

Like a Finnish Jim Jarmusch. Shares a lot with Stranger than Paradise, though with color and faster editing despite similar pace and nuance.

Louis

Small potatoes