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The Man Without a Past

Movie · 2002 · 97 min

Quietly deadpan and gently absurd, it drifts between hardship and warmth, leaving a soft ache and a wry smile.

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2002 film by Aki Kaurismäki
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Year
2002
Runtime
97 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • found family
  • memory
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • sea
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Written by
Aki Kaurismäki
Starring
Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Anneli Sauli, Markku Peltola, Peter von Bagh, Outi Mäenpää, Annikki Tähti, Sakari Kuosmanen
Music
Leevi Madetoja
Cinematography
Timo Salminen
Runtime
97 min
Country
Finland, France, Germany
Languages
Finnish

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