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

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

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki
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Cast

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

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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Plot Keywords:

Drunkenness | Tragedy | Unemployment | Cookery

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

Finland

Language:

Finnish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Au loin s'en vont les nuages See more »

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland

Box Office

Budget:

FIM 5,562,154 (estimated)

Gross:

ITL 979,201,000 (Italy) (8 June 1997)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Sputnik See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby  | Dolby SR

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The film was originally meant to be a direct sequel to Shadows in Paradise, 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). See more »

Quotes

Restaurant chief: [Ilona is applying a new job] To be honest, you're beginning to be too old.
Ilona: I'm 36.
Restaurant chief: You can pass away at any time.
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Connections

Featured in Pari kolme asiaa Elina Salosta (1998) See more »

Soundtracks

"Lonesome Traveller"
Music and lyrics by Shelley Fisher
Performed by Shelley Fisher See more »