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The Match Factory Girl
Sun 13.09.
17:00
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Finland, Sweden / 1990
70 min.
/ 35 mm
/ Original version with German subtitles
with
Kati Outinen
Original language
Finnish
Cinema
Arsenal
zu dem KalenderSparse dialogue meets spartan decor; the lonely existence of factory worker Iris (Kati Outinen) is reflected in the dreary spaces she inhabits, her attempts to attain her dream of true love becoming accentuated through subtle color choices that range from pastel to neon. The joyless life of Iris—exploited by her parents and left pregnant by a one-night stand—is mirrored in Kaurismäki’s characteristically minimalist production design. Yet what is perhaps Kaurismäki’s darkest film ends with an act of liberation. (mg)
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