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Drifting Clouds (1996)
"Kauas pilvet karkaavat" (original title)

 -  Comedy | Drama  -  10 July 1998 (USA)
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The recession hits a couple in Helsinki.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Ilona
Kari Väänänen ...
Lauri
Elina Salo ...
Rouva Sjöholm (Mrs. Sjöholm)
Sakari Kuosmanen ...
Melartin
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Lajunen
Matti Onnismaa ...
Forsström
Matti Pellonpää ...
Lapsi valokuvassa (Child in the Photograph)
Pietari ...
Pietari
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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)
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Tram driver Lauri loses his job. Shortly later, the restaurant where his wife Ilona works as a head waitress is closed. Too proud to receive money from the social welfare system, they strive to find new jobs. But they are completely unlucky and clumsy, one disaster is followed by the next. Written by Frank Wallner <wallnerf@informatik.tu-muenchen.de>

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Comedy | Drama

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10 July 1998 (USA)  »

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FIM 5,562,154 (estimated)

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ITL 394,049,000 (Italy) (2 May 1997)

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ITL 979,201,000 (Italy) (6 June 1997)
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Dedicated to the memory of Matti Pellonpää (who was frequently cast by director Aki Kaurismäki) for whom the main role was originally intended. The child who can be seen in the photo is Pellonpää, a homage. See more »

Quotes

Melartin: Let's take the whole bottle, it's cheaper
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Connections

Referenced in Carte de Visite - Der V'03-Trailer (2003) See more »

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"Su cara"
Music and arranged by Antero Jakoila
Performed by Ensemble Antero Jakoila
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Less is more
27 April 2005 | by See all my reviews

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.


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