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The Match Factory Girl (Finnish: Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö) is a 1990 Finnish-Swedish film edited, written, co-produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, the final installment of his Proletariat Trilogy, after his Shadows in Paradise and Ariel.
Nov 6, 1992 · The Match Factory Girl: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko. A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1992-11-06
Aug 18, 2011 · A Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki about a match factory girl who suffers from poverty, abuse and loneliness. Roger Ebert praises the film's style, tone and characters, and compares it to Robert Bresson's work.
A Finnish drama film by Aki Kaurismäki about a lonely and depressed woman who works in a match factory. She gets pregnant after a one-night stand and lashes out in anger at her family and society.
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- Kati Outinen
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Finnkino Oy
Iris, a factory worker and a neglected daughter, commits a crime of passion in this bleak yet hilarious film by the Finnish director. The Match Factory Girl is the last part of his Proletariat Trilogy, which explores the lives of the working class with humor and humanity.
- Iris
(Aki Kaurismäki) »The Match Factory Girl« is an astonishingly stylish work. It proves that simplicity is best, both morally and stylistically. The narrative style is severely ascetic. Every unnecessary element has been scrapped, as well as all unnecessary dialogue.
Jul 14, 2017 · The Match Factory Girl. Friday 14 July 2017. Written by NF. Time Out says. This final part of Kaurismäki's 'Working Class Trilogy' (which began with Shadows in Paradise and Ariel ), has an...
