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Drifting Clouds

Original title: Kauas pilvet karkaavat
  • 19961996
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
7.9K
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Kati Outinen and Kari Väänänen in Drifting Clouds (1996)
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IMDb RATING
7.6/10
7.9K
YOUR RATING
    • Aki Kaurismäki
    • Aki Kaurismäki
  • Stars
    • Kati Outinen
    • Kari Väänänen
    • Elina Salo
    • Aki Kaurismäki
    • Aki Kaurismäki
  • Stars
    • Kati Outinen
    • Kari Väänänen
    • Elina Salo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Kati Outinen and Matti Pellonpää in Drifting Clouds (1996)
    Kati Outinen and Kari Väänänen in Drifting Clouds (1996)
    Kati Outinen and Kari Väänänen in Drifting Clouds (1996)
    Kati Outinen and Kari Väänänen in Drifting Clouds (1996)
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    Kati Outinen and Kari Väänänen in Drifting Clouds (1996)

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    Kati Outinen
    Kati Outinen
    • Ilona Koponen
    Kari Väänänen
    Kari Väänänen
    • Lauri Koponen
    Elina Salo
    Elina Salo
    • Rouva Sjöholm
    Sakari Kuosmanen
    Sakari Kuosmanen
    • Melartin
    Markku Peltola
    Markku Peltola
    • Lajunen
    Matti Onnismaa
    • Forsström
    Matti Pellonpää
    Matti Pellonpää
    • Lapsi valokuvassa
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    • Pietari
    Shelley Fisher
    Shelley Fisher
    • Pianisti
    Markus Allan
    • Orkesteri
    Pauli Granfelt
    • Orkesteri
    Kari Lindqvist
    • Orkesteri
    Pentti Mutikainen
    • Orkesteri
    Tommi Parkkonen
    • Orkesteri
    Taisto Wesslin
    • Orkesteri
    Tuire Liiti
    • Tarjoilija
    Kaarina Väyrynen
    • Tarjoilija
    Elli Lindstedt
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    • Trivia
      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.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Edited into Välittäjä (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Pathetique
      Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (as Pjotr Tshaikovski)

    User reviews26

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    10/10
    the film which enlightened me
    I saw Drifting Clouds at a film festival, and I was truly blown away by the intense and true-to-life emotions this movie portrayed. Formerly being a Hollywood-action film kind of a guy, seeing Drifting Clouds has made me more open to artistic and especially foreign films. Director Kaurismaki is in my opinion one of the best directors in the world.
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    • Jun 11, 1999

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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1998 (United States)
      • Finland
      • Germany
      • France
      • Official Homepage (The Finnish Film Foundation)
      • Finnish
      • Swedish
      • English
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Punavuori, Helsinki, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Sputnik
      • Yleisradio (YLE)
      • Pandora Filmproduktion
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Dolby Stereo

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