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Drifting Clouds

Drifting Clouds

1996 · 97 min · FI · NR · 7.6 (219 votes)
Dir. Aki Kaurismäki · Starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen, Markku Peltola, Matti Onnismaa · Music Shelley Fisher
Drama

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

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A quiet, melancholic drift through the struggles of everyday life. It captures the weight of unemployment and pride, yet finds a resilient warmth in human connection. A contemplative, character-focused experience.

melancholicwistfulresilientbittersweetslow-burnnaturalisticcharacter-drivenarthouseslice-of-lifeunemploymentloveprideresilience
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helsinki, finlandhusband wife relationshipwaitressrestaurantunemploymentlaid off
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