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Shadows in Paradise

1986 · 74 min

Quietly deadpan and tender, it watches lonely people circle each other with awkward warmth and dry humour.

Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen

Overview: 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.

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Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Genres: Drama, Romance
Starring: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: loneliness
love
class
isolation
work
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: drama, romance
Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Written by: Aki Kaurismäki
Starring: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Svante Korkiakoski
Cinematography: Timo Salminen
Runtime: 74 min
Country: Finland
Languages: Swedish, Finnish, English

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