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Shadows in Paradise

7.3 / 10

74 minutes

1986-10-17

Finnish

FI

Actors :

Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Svante Korkiakoski, Mari Rantasila, Safka Pekkonen, Antti Ortamo, Mato Valtonen, Sakke Järvenpää, Ulla Kuosmanen, Neka Haapanen

Description

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.

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Reviews

CRCulver

CRCulver

6/23/2021, 3:58:12 PM

Released in 1986, Aki Kaurismaki's <i>Varjoja paratiisissa</i> (Shadows in Paradise) is one of the Finnish filmmaker's earliest efforts, and it stands as one of the most idiosyncratic romantic comedies of all time. The painfully shy Nikander (Matti Pellonpää), a garbage man, means the moody Ilona, a supermarket checkout girl. The film tracks their bumbling attempt to establish a lasting relationsh...