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Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn exodus to a better life in Eira.An exodus to a better life in Eira.An exodus to a better life in Eira.
Sakari Kuosmanen
- Frank Armoton
- (as Saku Kuosmanen)
Tuomari Nurmio
- Taksikuski
- (as Hannu Nurmio)
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesThe first movie ever to include scenes in the Helsinki underground, opened in 1982.
- PatzerThe Director is seen in reflection of Frank's (Sakke Järvenpää) sunglasses in "My friend got sick, can you help us" scene.
- VerbindungenFeatured in Keskiyön auringon kuvat (1987)
- SoundtracksAlkutekstimusiikki
Composed by Aki Kaurismäki
Arranged by Mikko Mattila and Jone Takamäki
Performed by Casablanca Vox and Jone Takamäki
Saxophone: Jone Takamäki
Drums: Kalevi Raittinen
Ausgewählte Rezension
Weird and funny...
Aki Kaurismäki's career began with the masterpiece Crime & Punishment. However, instead of making something similar immediately afterwards, he chose to follow it with an unconventional, black and white satire, Calamari Union.
The film begins in a bar, a pivotal place in Kaurismaki's movies. It is here we first meet our sixteen protagonists: fifteen men (including Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen and Sakari Kuosmanen) all named Frank (apparently, the director was too lazy to come up with different names for everyone) and a guy named Pekka (Markku Toikka). These people represent the lowlife of Helsinki and, aware of this fact, they decide to go to Eira, the decent part of the city. The journey is described as if it were perilous, and in fact things will take unexpected turns.
Calamari Union is a strange film, as it doesn't follow the rules of conventional plotting. What we see is rather a series of separate, quite amusing incidents involving the Franks and Pekka, the dry, very Finnish humor being an anticipation of Kaurismäki's musical satire Leningrad Cowboys Go America (speaking of music, there's an interesting use of the song Stand By Me - a year ahead of Rob Reiner's eponymous movie).
This may not be the kind of movie people watch on a regular basis, but once it's been seen, it doesn't escape your memory. Perfect for a "different" cinema experience.
The film begins in a bar, a pivotal place in Kaurismaki's movies. It is here we first meet our sixteen protagonists: fifteen men (including Matti Pellonpää, Kari Väänänen and Sakari Kuosmanen) all named Frank (apparently, the director was too lazy to come up with different names for everyone) and a guy named Pekka (Markku Toikka). These people represent the lowlife of Helsinki and, aware of this fact, they decide to go to Eira, the decent part of the city. The journey is described as if it were perilous, and in fact things will take unexpected turns.
Calamari Union is a strange film, as it doesn't follow the rules of conventional plotting. What we see is rather a series of separate, quite amusing incidents involving the Franks and Pekka, the dry, very Finnish humor being an anticipation of Kaurismäki's musical satire Leningrad Cowboys Go America (speaking of music, there's an interesting use of the song Stand By Me - a year ahead of Rob Reiner's eponymous movie).
This may not be the kind of movie people watch on a regular basis, but once it's been seen, it doesn't escape your memory. Perfect for a "different" cinema experience.
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- MaxBorg89
- 14. Sept. 2006
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By what name was Calamari Union (1985) officially released in Canada in English?
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