The 2021 Lumier Cold Face Laughing Aki Korismachi Film Festival, supported by hunan film industry association, Hunan Film Channel and Hunan Radio Music Division, will be held from November 5 to 21, 2021 at Lumiere Changsha Cinema.
As a Finnish national treasure director, Aki Kolysmaki is also an internationally recognized master of cinema. His films, known as "Silent Poetry", usually focus on the down-and-out little people in the city and are presented in a naturalistic minimalist aesthetic and a comedic style of "cold humor".
"2021 Finnish Director Aki Korismaki Film Festival" co-sponsored by Lumiere Pictures and Window Nianhua, specially selected 6 masterpieces, will open on November 5 at Lumiere Changsha Wangfujing Cinema, pre-sale has been opened, seize the ticket!
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Film introduction
1.
"The Man Without a Past"
Year: 2002
Duration: 97 minutes
Director: Aki Korismachi
Starring: Marcu Pertora / Katie Otining / Jenn Heidien
The man M (Markku Peltola) is a homeless man with no name and no past. Because of his amnesia, he was unable to have reasonable identification and find a place to live and work. A shrewd vigilante rented out abandoned containers to homeless people as a residence, collected rent, and the men moved in.
Here, all kinds of people who are equally suffering but have good hearts project a warm ray of sunshine into a man's life. The man is also enthusiastically helped by the aid station girl Irma (Kati Outinen), and the love between the two has quietly sprouted in the days of suffering.
Men seem to be able to start their lives all over again, but are accidentally involved in a bank robbery. The police investigation not only put the man in trouble, but also let him know his origins and the family he once owned. Men find their wives, but they don't know how to choose between the past that has disappeared and the reality in front of them.
【Honors】75th Academy Awards "Best Foreign Language Film" (nominated); 55th Cannes Film Festival Main Competition Unit Palme d'Or (nominated) / Main Competition Unit Jury Prize (winner) / Main Competition Unit Best Actress (Winning)
2.
"Floating Clouds"
Year: 1996
Duration: 96 minutes
Starring: Katie Otinin / Maku Pertora / Elena Salo
Aina (Kati Outinen) and Kerry (Kari Väänänen) are a very good couple, one is a restaurant manager, the other is a tram driver, although the economy is not rich, even a little "tight", but it is clear that according to this development, the future of the two is full of light and hope.
The arrival of the economic crisis has put Aina and Carey's family into crisis, Aina's restaurant has gone bankrupt, Carey has unfortunately won the lottery in the company's "layoffs and casting lotters", the husband and wife have lost their jobs at the same time, the family's loan has not been paid off, life has revealed a real and cruel face, Aina and Carey do not know what to do.
Although they lost their jobs, the couple did not lose their fighting spirit and dignity, and in order to survive, they made various efforts, unfortunately, these efforts ended in failure. In this desperate situation, Aina's former boss appears in front of Aina, and he brings an opportunity, it may be bad, but it can also be good.
【Honors】Palme d'Or in the competition section of the 49th Cannes Film Festival (nominated)
3.
Leningrad Cowboy March
Year: 1989
Duration: 78 minutes
Starring: Marty Perunpa / Jim Jarmusch
Several members of the Leningrad cowboy rock band dressed up weirdly, wearing large sunglasses, perming the nose of the plane, and exaggerated rocket shoes were their symbols. However, they could not see the hope of career success in their hometown, so they decided to turn to the United States for opportunities, and on the eve of their departure, the guitarist was frozen to death, but the team nevertheless packed him into a wooden box full of ice cubes and took him on the journey. At this time, a strange mute from the same village secretly followed the band to New York.
The opportunities in New York were not as rich as they had imagined, and the embarrassing life continued, and when they were desperate, they were given a wedding performance from Mexico. So they use the money they have left to buy an old car from an American salesman (Jim Jarmusch) and then move on to Mexico, where they have their last dreams...
4.
Bohemian Life
Year: 1992
Duration: 100 minutes
Starring: Marty Peronpa / Andrei Wilms
In paris, the capital of the arts, several impoverished artists live in low-end residential areas, they are oil painters from Albania, composers from Ireland and a French playwright, they are gathered by fate, despite the difficulties of life, they have always insisted on creating, eager to be socially recognized one day, nevertheless, they are still optimistic about life, longing for love, they help each other, tenacious efforts. The opportunity finally beckoned to them, and the appearance of the provincial girl Mimi made a subtle change in the three of them, the painter fell in love with her, soon, the painter was expelled for illegal entry, good things were grinding, with the help of good friends he returned to Paris as a freelance artist, he not only had a career turnaround but also won Mimi's love, the good times did not last long, their magazine closed, the three returned to the same place, more tragic fate awaited them ...
5.
"I Hired a Professional Killer"
Year: 1990
Duration: 79 minutes
Starring: Jean-Pierre Lyod / Kenneth Cowley / Margi Clarke
After fifteen years of diligent work for the company, Henry (Jean-Pierre Léaud) ends up with a tragic dismissal. Filled with resentment in his heart, he also encountered walls in his life, and in despair, he thought of suicide. However, no matter what method he used, he could not succeed in dying, and it was at this time that he saw a tavern in the newspaper where gangsters and killers were gathered, and he decided to try it there.
Henry hires a killer (Kenneth Colley) to take his own life, however, after that, Henry accidentally meets a beautiful flower girl named Margi Clarke, and the two quickly spark love. Life has a meaning to go on, Henry does not want to die, however, he can not find the killer with whom he signed the contract, which means that from this moment on, he may be assassinated by the killer at any time.
【Honors】Golden Lion Award in the main competition unit of the 47th Venice Film Festival (nominated)
6.
"The LoneLy Shadow of Heaven"
Year: 1986
Duration: 76 minutes
Starring: Marty Peronpa / Kati Otinen
An old colleague of the sanitation company garbage truck driver Matti Pellonpää plans to raise funds to form his own sanitation company and invite Nicard Technology to take a stake, but the old colleague soon fell ill and died suddenly, and Nicard's life returned to a stagnant state. Unwilling to make trouble with alcohol, Nicard became acquainted with his future colleague Mikara while in detention. Mikal occasionally gets in the way of Nicard's secret pursuit of supermarket salesman Irona (Kati Outinen), but he remains Nicard's most trusted friend. Ilona steals the money box in revenge on the supermarket manager, Nicard helps her find a new job in the clothing store, and the clothing store manager sandwiches Nicard's relationship with Ilona, but Nicard eventually regains his lover.
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