Ariel

1988 [FINNISH]

Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance

7
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 1K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 10018 10K

prison underdog helsinki, finland factory worker prisoner falling in love

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Plot summary

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

Director

Aki Kaurismäki Photo
Aki Kaurismäki

Top cast

Matti Pellonpää Photo
Matti Pellonpää as Mikkonen
Marja Packalén Photo
Marja Packalén as Judge
Juuso Hirvikangas Photo
Juuso Hirvikangas as Man in the Harbor
Sakari Kuosmanen Photo
Sakari Kuosmanen as Prison Gatekeeper
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665.87 MB
1280*692
Finnish 2.0
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 12 min
Seeds 2
1.33 GB
1918*1036
Finnish 5.1
Not Rated
Subtitles
24 fps
1 hr 12 min
Seeds 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Dani G 4 / 10

Pure Kaurismaki style. Short film, without extending it

Pure Kaurismaki style. Short film, without extending it innecesarily, enjoyable as almost all of the director's films
Reviewed by dave s 7 / 10

The middle portion of Aki Kaurismaki's Proletariat Trilogy

The middle portion of Aki Kaurismaki's Proletariat Trilogy, Ariel tells the story of Taisto, who leaves his rural home after the coal mine closes and makes his way to the city, where he meets Irmeli, a somber woman of many trades, who ultimately leads him to some form of salvation. It's a grittier film than the other two from the trilogy (Shadows in Paradise, The Match Factory Girl), laden with violence and criminality, but is consistent in both theme and style. Dialogue is a secondary issue to Kaurismaki, it would seem, used only when necessary to advance the plot. Otherwise, he relies on carefully composed images to set the mood and develop his characters, who seem to exist for the sole purpose of escaping.
Reviewed by Sergio A 10 / 10

Unlike most of his films, here Kaurismäki introduces

Unlike most of his films, here Kaurismäki introduces morally questionable characters and even a few charismatic villains. Yet, thanks to the context and his deeply humanist approach, you can’t help but hope they succeed in their journey. Only Aki Kaurismäki could pull that off.
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