Yesterday, I introduced a sad movie "Match Factory Woman", directed by the famous Aky Kolysmaki, known as the national treasure director of the Finnish film industry. Today I bring you another work directed by Aki Korismachi: "Floating Clouds"!
Many of his works depict the bumpy fate of people at the bottom of society, and this film is the same, the husband and wife facing unemployment are constantly fighting for their misfortunes, and the huge loan pressure is like a mountain, making people breathless.
This film belongs to a comedic film, with the cold humor characteristic of director Aki Kaurismäki, making the trickery of fate less depressing.
The little thing of finding a job is going on almost every moment, some people are looking for higher treatment, some people are looking for a job in order to have a broader platform, and some people are helpless and are fired by the company.
It's a small thing, but it's all the more important when the director sets the story in a time of economic decline. The heroine Aina (Katy Otinnin) and her husband, Kerry (kari väänänen), are a petty bourgeois couple, although not rich and wealthy, but at least have no worries about food and clothing.
With the recession, both husband and wife's companies are facing crisis. The first is the tram company where Kerry is located, which can only carry out layoffs due to labor costs, and Kerry is one of the unfortunate. Not long after, Aina's restaurant also closed, and both husband and wife were unemployed.
Home appliances and furniture were bought with the original loan, and now, the two people with no income face these being recovered, but there is no way to do it. They started frantically looking for a job, but there was no suitable job all the time, and life became tense. During this time, the two made a lot of jokes, but they never lost their passion, which is a precious spirit.
Perhaps many people will be furious in the face of this situation, life difficulties can destroy people's psychological defenses, and the whole family will be full of anger and quarrels. They didn't, they still encouraged each other, life went on, the relationship was still strong.
Aina had a hard time finding a job in a fast food restaurant, but she didn't expect to meet a black shop, the boss was a liar, and her salary was seized by the boss. In desperation, Kerry came to the store to ask the boss for a salary.
The boss was not only a liar but also a rogue, and this salary bargain was not only unsuccessful, but also beaten by him.
Since it was so difficult to find a job, the two decided to open a small shop by themselves. Start-up capital was a problem, they sold the car, asked someone else to borrow money, and it was a little bit worse. Kerry plans to go to the casino and fight, maybe he will win! The dream is very beautiful, the reality is very cruel, the money has all been lost, the plan to open a store has also been ruined, where should the two go?
Meeting their former colleagues again was a huge surprise for the two of them, and yes, they were able to get back to work without having to worry about finding a goddamn job. This sudden turn caught me off guard!
A very bland story, the director uses the matter of finding a job to show the audience, even if he is at the bottom of society, he still has an indomitable spirit, and the beautiful ending is a comfort, who knows if there will be such a lucky thing in reality?