Varjoja paratiisissa (Shadows in Paradise)
1986
****
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Cast: Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari, Kylli Köngäs, Pekka Laiho, Jukka-Pekka Palo, Svante Korkiakoski, Mato Valtonen
Nikander is a bin man and Ilona is a supermarket cashier. These two lonely people meet and quietly fall in love. Aki Kaurismäki's third feature is where he lays down his trademark style (working class characters, minimalistic visuals, laconic humour, deadpan performances, vintage cars, and idiosyncratic music choices). This enjoyable film is the first part in a so-called Proletariat Trilogy, which continues with Ariel.
