Discuss in Boards More at IMDb Pro Add to My Movies Update Data
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotesOverview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditstv scheduleAwards & Reviews
user commentsexternal reviewsnewsgroup reviewsawardsuser ratingsparents guiderecommendationsmessage boardPlot & Quotes
plot summarysynopsisplot keywordsAmazon.com summarymemorable quotesFun Stuff
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQOther Info
merchandising linksbox office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specslaserdisc detailsDVD detailsliterature listingsNewsDeskPromotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo galleryExternal Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clipsAriel (1988) More at IMDbPro »
Overview
User Rating:
Director:
Writer:
Aki Kaurismäki (writer)
Release Date:
October 1990 (USA) more
Plot:
The movie tells the story of Taisto Kasurinen, a finnish coal miner whose father has just committed... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Shadows In Paradise Ariel The Match Factory Girl
(From The AV Club. 28 October 2008, 9:01 PM, PDT)
On DVD: Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy, "Shadow"
(From IFC. 23 September 2008, 11:36 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
After Seeing Ariel, I Will Die A Happy Man more (13 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Turo Pajala | ... | Taisto Kasurinen | |
| Susanna Haavisto | ... | Irmeli Pihlaja | |
| Matti Pellonpää | ... | Mikkonen | |
| Eetu Hilkamo | ... | Riku | |
| Erkki Pajala | ... | Kaivosmies | |
| Matti Jaaranen | ... | Pahoinpitelijä | |
| Hannu Viholainen | ... | Apuri | |
| Jorma Markkula | ... | Prikkamies | |
| Tarja Keinänen | ... | Nainen Satamassa | |
| Eino Kuusela | ... | Mies rannalla | |
| Kauko Laalo | ... | Asuntolanhoitaja | |
| Jyrki Olsonen | ... | Mies Asuntolassa | |
| Esko Nikkari | ... | Autokauppias | |
| Marja Packalén | ... | Tuomari (as Marja Packalen) | |
| Mikko Remes | ... | Vankilalääkäri |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Ariel (USA)
more
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
73 min
Country:
Language:
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Certification:
Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-11 (DVD rating) | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:Not Rated
Company:
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Aki Kaurismäki wrote the script over a weekend. more
Quotes:
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja:
[Taisto and Irmeli has just been on their first date] What shall we do now?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen:
Let's get marriend and have a child.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja:
I already have a child.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen:
That's good. We'll spare some time.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja:
Are you always so self-confident?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen:
This is the first time.
more
Movie Connections:
Features High Sierra (1941) more
Soundtrack:
Haaveisiin vaipunut more
FAQ
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (13 total)
Message Boards
Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Ariel (1988)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
|---|---|
| Finnish 'Down by law'? | jessonderskov |
| where do i get this film | sharonpower |
Recommendations
|
|
|
|
|
| Mies vailla menneisyyttä | Buffalo '66 | Billy Liar | Baby Boy | Kimi ga wakamono nara |
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
IMDb User Rating:
|
Related Links
| Full cast and crew | Company credits | External reviews |
| News articles | IMDb Comedy section | IMDb Finland section |
| Add this title to MyMovies |

When I first saw Ariel (A), at the beginning of the nineties, maybe three years after it was first released, it blew me away. At the time I had gone through a long streak of awful "alternative" movies, the last one having been Atom Egoyan's "The Adjuster"; I was totally depressed and fed up with cinema in general since all the movies around seemed to be either generic Hollywood block busters or equally generic "intellectual" time wasters -- "The Adjuster" being a perfect example of the latter category. When I left the cinema after having seen A, I had tears of joy in my eyes, thinking: "thank god, I do not have to give up going to the cinema after all". Ariel is exactly the movie I wish I had made, very cool, funny, stylish, engaging, romantic, hard core, subtle. I have seen it many times since, it has become my all - time favourite, desert - island movie. Of course there are other good movies around, but few which match its quality, and none of them changed my outlook on cinema the way A did. Other Kaurismäkis movies I have seen and loved are "MacBeth", "I Hired A Contract Killer", "La vie de bohème", "Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö" ("The Match Factory Girl"), "Juha"; the Leningrad Cowboy flicks were OK, but not really my cup of tea.
Anyway, I have a small anecdote I want to get off my chest: shortly after seeing A I was talking with a couple of co - workers about movies, and a friend of mine said: "the other day I saw the best movie ever, it's called Ariel, it blew me away, I haven't washed my eyes since", etc. I thought, wow, I would have never thought that she would like that movie, but there you go, truly good movies just have a universal appeal. Only years later did I find out that she had been talking about not Kaurismäkis' masterpiece but Disney's "Arielle -- The Little Mermaid". ;-)