Ariel (1988)
Ariel (1988)
BDRip | MKV | 1024x554 | x264 @ 4094 Kbps | 72 min | 2,30 Gb
Audio: Finnish AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
BDRip | MKV | 1024x554 | x264 @ 4094 Kbps | 72 min | 2,30 Gb
Audio: Finnish AC3 5.1 @ 448 Kbps | Subs: English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Writer: Aki Kaurismäki
Stars: Turo Pajala, Susanna Haavisto, Matti Pellonpää
The movie tells the story of Taisto Kasurinen, a finnish coal miner whose father has just committed suicide and who is framed for a crime he did not commit. In jail, he starts to dream about leaving the country and starting a new life. He escapes from prison but things don't go as planned…
IMDB - 3 wins
Further stabilizing his position among my favorite filmmakers, Aki Kaurismäki has crafted yet another masterpiece with "Ariel", a hilarious and heartbreaking love story that chronicles a life both destroyed and saved by crime.
Like he beautifully accomplishes in most of his films, Kaurismäki mixes dry humor and brooding melancholy in a realistic, natural manner. The atmosphere is layered with realism, but also playfulness. The story is layered with sadness, but also comedy. Kaurismäki masterfully translates all of the comedies and tragedies of life to the screen, populating this interpretation of the human experience with unconventional heroes and some of international cinema's most unexpectedly kind hearted characters. Kaurismäki humanizes those who would often be looked upon as despicable criminals in a way that makes me root for them more than I would for any superhero. This is not your conventional, mainstream Hollywood film, but it still remains entertaining and accessible. It is a quiet character study that blossoms into a love story, a black comedy, and a bleak crime drama all at once.
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Ariel (1988)
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