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    Helsinki Napoli All Night Long 1987 POSTER

    Helsinki Napoli All Night Long

    1987

    English

    6.1

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    italian family

    taxi driver

    Thriller

    underworld

    west berlin

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch as Barkeeper #2 Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller as Boss Wim Wenders Wim Wenders as Gas Station Attendant Jean-Pierre Castaldi Jean-Pierre Castaldi as Igor
    Alex is a Finnish taxi driver in Berlin. One evening pits two men feel comfortable in his taxi with a briefcase full of money, but unfortunately for Alex's money stolen and a group of gangsters are at the nape of the two. Soon it comes to shooting, and when the two men being killed, is good advice costly for the beleaguered driver.
    L.A. Without a Map 1998 POSTER

    L.A. Without a Map

    1998

    English

    6.0

    5

    63%

    63%

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Johnny Depp Johnny Depp as Johnny Depp / William Blake Saskia Reeves Saskia Reeves as Joy Andre Royo Andre Royo as Music Store Clerk #2 Lisa Edelstein Lisa Edelstein as Sandra
    An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
    Yö armahtaa 2020 POSTER

    Yö armahtaa

    2020

    Finnish

    5.7

    1

    Action

    covid-19

    Drama

    improvised

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Asta Sveholm Asta Sveholm as Kari Heiskanen Kari Heiskanen as Doctor Anu Sinisalo Anu Sinisalo as Doctor's wife Tinni Torikka Tinni Torikka as Juhlija
    The three men enjoy the evening at a bar whose fate is threatened by pandemic restrictions. Bartender Heikki offers discussion help to his friend Risto, who works in the first line of healthcare, and who has just finished a difficult shift. The evening gets a new twist when a stranger looking for a mobile phone charger pops in and refuses to leave.
    Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made 1994 POSTER

    Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made

    1994

    Finnish

    6.8

    5

    55%

    55%

    Action

    Documentary

    Drama

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch as Self Samuel Fuller Samuel Fuller as Self
    In 1993, Sam Fuller takes Jim Jarmusch on a trip into Brazil's Mato Grosso, up the River Araguaia to the village of Santa Isabel Do Morro, where 40 years before, Zanuck had sent Fuller to scout a location and write a script for a movie based on a tigrero, a jaguar hunter. Sam hopes to find people who remember him, and he takes film he shot in 1954. He's Rip Van Winkle, and, indeed, a great deal changed in the village. There are televisions, watches, and brick houses. But, the same Karajá culture awaits as well. He gathers the villagers to show his old film footage, and people recognize friends and relatives, thanking Fuller for momentarily bringing them back to life.
    The Girl King 2015 POSTER

    The Girl King

    2015

    English

    5.9

    36

    42%

    45%

    Action

    based on a true story

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    marriage proposal

    passion

    queen

    Romance

    strong woman

    sweden

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Sarah Gadon Sarah Gadon as Countess Ebba Sparre Laura Birn Laura Birn as Countess Erika Erksein Jannis Niewöhner Jannis Niewöhner as Count Jakob de la Gardie François Arnaud François Arnaud as Karl Gustav Kasimir
    A portrait of the brilliant, extravagant Kristina of Sweden, queen from age six, who fights the conservative forces that are against her ideas to modernize Sweden and who have no tolerance for her awakening sexuality.
    Mama Africa 2011 POSTER

    Mama Africa

    2011

    English

    7.0

    1

    75%

    81%

    Action

    Biography

    Documentary

    Music

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Paul Simon Paul Simon as Self Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela as Self Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte as Self Sipho Mabuse Sipho Mabuse as Self
    Miriam Makeba was one of the first African musicians who won international stardom and whose music was always anchored in her traditional South African roots. Miriam Makeba was forced into exile in 1959. She sang for John F. Kennedy, performed with Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone, was married to Hugh Masekela and also Stokely Carmichael. Her life was tumultuous. She always stood for truth and justice. She fought for the oppressed most importantly for black Africans, as a campaigner against apartheid. She died November 2008 after a concert in Italy. Mika Kaurismäki's documentary, traces fifty years of her music and her performing life. Through rare archive footage of her performances and through interviews with her contemporaries we discover the remarkable journey of Miriam Makeba.
    Master Cheng 2019 POSTER

    Master Cheng

    2019

    Finnish

    6.9

    3

    chef

    chinese immigrant

    Comedy

    Drama

    Romance

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Pak Hon Chu Pak Hon Chu as Cheng Kari Väänänen Kari Väänänen as Romppainen Anna-Maija Tuokko Anna-Maija Tuokko as Sirkka Vesa-Matti Loiri Vesa-Matti Loiri as Vilppula
    Cheng, 45, a restaurant owner from China, has travelled with his young son halfway around the world to a remote village in Finland. His wife died recently in an accident, and Cheng wanted to have a break from everything by traveling with his son to see an old Finnish friend who lives on a farm in the countryside of Finland. It’s the most remote place Cheng can imagine with endless forests, thousands of lakes, a country with entire population of one-fifth of Cheng’s home town, Shanghai.
    Road North 2012 POSTER

    Road North

    2012

    Finnish

    6.3

    2

    buddy comedy

    Comedy

    concert pianist

    Drama

    estranged father

    pianist

    road movie

    sauna

    Mika Kaurismäki Mika Kaurismäki Director Krista Kosonen Krista Kosonen as Elina Elina Knihtilä Elina Knihtilä as Maarit Peter Franzén Peter Franzén as Pertti Paakku Irina Björklund Irina Björklund as Tiia
    A father who was absent for 30 years of his son's life returns and wants to set on a journey through Finland, so they can learn to know each other again.
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