Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (The Match Factory Girl)
1990
****
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Silu Seppälä, Reijo Taipale, Outi Mäenpää, Marja Packalén
Iris is a lonely young woman who leads a mundane life. She works at a match factory and lives with her dismissive mother and stepfather. After a romantic night, she believes her luck may change, but her Romeo is not all he cracked up to be. Following Shadows in Paradise and Ariel, the third and final part in Aki Kaurismäki's so-called Proletariat Trilogy is a grim and cynical black comedy with a deliciously nasty twist. This is a short, minimalistic, and wonderfully controlled little film.
