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Menestyksen maku

1983 · 107 min

A cool, sobering character study that quietly accumulates unease as ambition hollows out a man's life.

Directed by
Maunu Kurkvaara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jukka-Pekka Palo, Pekka Laiho, Kaija Kangas
Overview
A young advertising executive decides to focus on success in his life. As he concentrates on building his career, both his family and his colleagues are pushed aside.

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Directed by
Maunu Kurkvaara
Genres
Drama
Starring
Jukka-Pekka Palo, Pekka Laiho, Kaija Kangas
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • ambition
  • work
  • family
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Maunu Kurkvaara
Written by
Paavo Haavikko, Maunu Kurkvaara, Mauno Saari
Starring
Jukka-Pekka Palo, Pekka Laiho, Kaija Kangas, Soili Markkanen, Paavo Piskonen, Pertti Palo, Sanna Majanlahti, Kalevi Kahra
Music
Henrik Otto Donner
Cinematography
Antti Peippo
Runtime
107 min
Country
Finland
Languages
Finnish

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