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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.
Original Release
10/17/1986
US Release
08/22/1990
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Matti Pellonpää | Nikander |
Kati Outinen | Ilona Rajamäki |
Sakari Kuosmanen | Melartin |
Esko Nikkari | Co-worker (työkaveri) / Nikander's Co-Worker |
Kylli Köngäs | Ilona's Girlfriend (ystävätär) / Ilona's Friend |
Pekka Laiho | Shop Steward (myymälänhoitaja) / Store Manager |
Jukka-Pekka Palo | Third Man / Third Man (kolmasmies) |
Svante Korkiakoski | Police (poliisi) / Police Officer |
Mari Rantasila | Nikander's Sister / Nikander's Sister (Nikanderin sisar) |
Safka Pekkonen | Pianist (pianisti) / Pianist |
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Matti Pellonpää | Nikander |
Kati Outinen | Ilona Rajamäki |
Sakari Kuosmanen | Melartin |
Esko Nikkari | Co-worker (työkaveri) / Nikander's Co-Worker |
Kylli Köngäs | Ilona's Girlfriend (ystävätär) / Ilona's Friend |
Pekka Laiho | Shop Steward (myymälänhoitaja) / Store Manager |
Jukka-Pekka Palo | Third Man / Third Man (kolmasmies) |
Svante Korkiakoski | Police (poliisi) / Police Officer |
Mari Rantasila | Nikander's Sister / Nikander's Sister (Nikanderin sisar) |
Safka Pekkonen | Pianist (pianisti) / Pianist |
Antti Ortamo | 2nd pianist (pianisti II) / Pianist |
Mato Valtonen | Pelle |
Sakke Järvenpää | Staffan |
Ulla Kuosmanen | Melartin's wife (Melartinin vaimo) / Melartin's Wife |
Neka Haapanen | Cook / Cook (kokki) |
Pentti Koski | Singer (laulusolisti) / Singer |
Ari Korhonen | Man in Restaurant |
Teuvo Rissanen | Police Officer |
Erkki Rissanen | Porter |
Sirkka Silin | Silmälasipäinen nainen baaritiskin takana / Woman in Restaurant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mika Kaurismäki | Producer |