The Match Factory Girl (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö) (1990)

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Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Starring (View all)

Kati Outinen
Iris Rukka

Elina Salo
Mother

Esko Nikkari
Stepfather

Vesa Vierikko
Aarne

Reijo Taipale
The singer

Silu Seppälä
Iris Rukka's brother

Outi Mäenpää
Iris Rukka's co-worker

Marja Packalén
The doctor

Written by

Aki Kaurismäki

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1 year, 2 months ago at Nov 26 14:00

fernando

(MU) De lo mejor de Aki, entre bressoniano (sus elipsis y edición) y ya con el sello propio de su estilo. Eso sí hay una amargura que no es suya, pero Kati Outinen la sostiene en magníficos close ups...

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Iris has a soul-deadening job as a quality-control worker watching boxes of matches go by on an assembly line all day. At night, she eats silently with her dour mother and stepfather. One weekend, wearing her new red dress at a local dance, she ends up going home with Aarne, whom she mistakenly believes is her new boyfriend. When she discovers that she's pregnant, years of pent-up rage explode in a shocking outburst.

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