Ariel (film)

Ariel
Ariel
Directed by	Aki Kaurismäki
Written by	Aki Kaurismäki
Produced by	Aki Kaurismäki
Starring	Turo Pajala; Susanna Haavisto; Matti Pellonpää
Cinematography	Timo Salminen
Edited by	Raija Talvio
Music by	Esko Rahkonen; Rauli Somerjoki; Taisto Tammi
Release date	21 October 1988; [citation needed]
Running time	74 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Ariel is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Aki Kaurismäki. The film tells the story of Taisto Kasurinen (Turo Pajala), a Finnish coal miner who must find a way to live in the big city after the mine closes and his father, also a miner, commits suicide.

Taisto's friend is played by Matti Pellonpää, an actor who appeared in many of Kaurismäki's early films.

This is the second film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy (Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory Girl). The trilogy has been released on Region One DVD by Criterion, in their Eclipse box-sets.^[2] The film is included in the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die list. The film was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival where Turo Pajala won the Bronze St. George for Best Actor.^[3]

Cast

Turo Pajala as Taisto Kasurinen
Susanna Haavisto as Irmeli Pihlaja
Matti Pellonpää as Mikkonen
Eetu Hilkamo as Riku
Erkki Pajala as Kaivosmies
Matti Jaaranen as Pahoinpitelijä
Hannu Viholainen as Apuri
Jorma Markkula as Prikkamies
Tarja Keinänen as Nainen Satamassa
Eino Kuusela as Mies rannalla

References

^ Lovece, Frank (September 8, 1990). "The Last Picture Show: Bleecker Street Cinema at End of 31-Year Reel". New York Post. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
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^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

Ariel at IMDb

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[nypost09-08-90-1] Lovece, Frank (September 8, 1990). "The Last Picture Show: Bleecker Street Cinema at End of 31-Year Reel". New York Post. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

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[Moscow1989-3] "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-03-16. Retrieved 2013-02-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e Films directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Feature films	Crime and Punishment (1983) Calamari Union (1985) Shadows in Paradise (1986) Hamlet Goes Business (1987) Ariel (1988) Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) The Match Factory Girl (1990) I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) La vie de bohème (1992) Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (1994) Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (1994) Drifting Clouds (1996) Juha (1999) The Man Without a Past (2002) Lights in the Dusk (2006) Le Havre (2011) The Other Side of Hope (2017) Fallen Leaves (2023)
Documentaries	The Saimaa Gesture (1981) Total Balalaika Show (1994)
Short films	"Rocky VI" (music video; 1986) "Dogs Have No Hell" (segment of Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet; 2002) "Bico" (segment of Visions of Europe; 2004) "The Foundry" (segment of To Each His Own Cinema; 2007)