Aki Kaurismaki - Shadows In Paradise (1986)

Shadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa) 1986 Shadows in Paradise is the first installment of the "workers trilogy" (continued with Ariel and The Match Factory Girl), and arguably Kaurismaki's finest film (at least until he made The Man Without a Past). The film's magic resides entirely in its minimalism: little dialogue, sober settings, raw, Finnish humor, real, likable characters and no overacting, as Kaurismaki tells his simple, universal, incredibly touching love story. Pellonpaa and Outinen's understated, affecting performances complete each other, with valuable support from Sakari Kuosmanen as Melartin, Nikander's best friend, who even steals from his own daughter to finance his buddy's dates. Not that his behavior is exemplary, but it shows how much these people care for each other, and that's where Kaurismaki succeeds: he makes us emphasize with these characters despite their many flaws, and delivers an astounding, memorable picture. A true masterpiece of Finnish film-making, from the best director that country has ever spawned (and of Europe if am i say) IMDB ID: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092149/ Format : AVI Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave Format/Family : RIFF File size : 696 MiB PlayTime : 1h 10mn Bit rate : 1368 Kbps StreamSize : 5.40 MiB Video #0 Codec : XviD Codec/Family : MPEG-4 Codec/Info : XviD project Codec profile : Simple Profile/Level 3 Codec settings/Packe : No Codec settings/BVOP : No Codec settings/QPel : No Codec settings/GMC : 0 Codec settings/Matri : Default PlayTime : 1h 10mn Bit rate : 1171 Kbps Width : 640 pixels Height : 336 pixels Display Aspect ratio : 1.905 Frame rate : 25.000 fps Resolution : 8 bits Chroma : 4:2:0 Interlacement : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.216 StreamSize : 593 MiB Audio #0 Codec : AC3 PlayTime : 1h 10mn Bit rate : 191 Kbps Bit rate mode : CBR Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel positions : L R Sampling rate : 48 KHz StreamSize : 96.8 MiB

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 RosaMannen (2007-12-14)

thanks a lot!!!

NurEinTier (2007-12-14)

Thank you very much whiteinkal.
Kaurismaki's movies are the best.

mamk (2008-05-02)

this is excellent movie!

miragman (2008-10-03)

thanks!

pokergoods (2008-10-08)

Many thanks. I got the movie now, but in Finnish language. How do I get English subtitles??

goedkopekees (2009-03-18)

This are great movies from Aki Kaurismaki, thank you very much whiteinkal, great job uploads, fantastic!
Greetings from Flowerpower1946 in Holland

yollotl (2009-12-02)

Thank you very much whiteinkal.

kulkakari (2011-03-23)

Thank you so much. I have really grown to love Kaurismaki's films through your uploads.

uzlicek64 (2012-06-14)

Thank you!

ritsosian (2012-11-29)

Thanks! Good quality upload of a heartwarming film.