Kauas pilvet karkaavat (1996)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki

Writer:

Aki Kaurismäki (writer)

Release Date:

10 July 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.

Plot Keywords:

Drunkenness | Tragedy | Unemployment | Cookery

Awards:

8 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Kati Outinen	...	Ilona
Kari Väänänen	...	Lauri
Elina Salo	...	Rouva Sjöholm (Mrs. Sjöholm)
Sakari Kuosmanen	...	Melartin
Markku Peltola	...	Lajunen
Matti Onnismaa	...	Forsström
Matti Pellonpää	...	Lapsi valokuvassa (Child in the Photograph)
Pietari	...	Pietari
Shelley Fisher	...	Pianisti (Pianist)
Markus Allan	...	Orkesteri (Band)
Pauli Granfelt	...	Orkesteri (Band)
Kari Lindqvist	...	Orkesteri (Band)
Pentti Mutikainen	...	Orkesteri (Band)
Tommi Parkkonen	...	Orkesteri (Band)
Taisto Wesslin	...	Orkesteri (Band)

Also Known As:

Drifting Clouds (UK)
Far Away the Clouds Escape (International: English title) (literal English title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Company:

Sputnik

Trivia:

The film was originally meant to be a direct sequel to Varjoja paratiisissa (1986), with Matti Pellonpää reprising his famous role as Nikander. Since Pellonpää died during pre-production, Aki Kaurismäki rewrote the entire script. However, the characters played by Kati Outinen and Sakari Kuosmanen still retain the names they had in the previous film (Ilona and Melartin, respectively).

Quotes:

Man of Olympia: [after Lauri has recovered from beating] You start distantly reminding a human being.

Movie Connections:

References L'atalante (1934)

Soundtrack:

LA FERIA

Less is more

Celebration for unacting! If you like movies where less is saying more - this is your movie. The wonderful positive attitude of people in difficult situations is something to learn from. Kati Outinen is great - again. She suits this movie perfectly. Kari Väänänen as her husband is the perfect Finnish hard working man whose life isn't a struggle but an art-form it self. Also Markku Peltola as a cook gives once again a memorable performance. The music moves the scenes into another level. Finnish melancholic tango in this environment makes almost a conflict between the things happening in the screen and the music. What a wonderful tribute to Matti Pellonpää.