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Ariel

1988 · 73 min

A deadpan, bittersweet journey through hardship and love, told with quiet humor and stark tenderness.

Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää

Overview: A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

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Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
love
isolation
class
redemption
Places: big city
small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, romance, crime
Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Written by: Aki Kaurismäki
Starring: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää, Eetu Hilkamo, Erkki Pajala, Matti Jaaranen, Hannu Viholainen, Jorma Markkula
Cinematography: Timo Salminen
Runtime: 73 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Finnish

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