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I Hired a Contract Killer is a film directed, produced and written by the Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki in 1990. It is a Finnish-British-German-Swedish co-production and stars the renowned French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud. The film also features a cameo appearance by Joe Strummer as a guitar player.
Oct 12, 1990 · Henri, a depressed man who loses his job, hires a killer to end his life, but falls in love with a flower-seller. I Hired a Contract Killer is a 1990 film by Aki Kaurismäki, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud and Kenneth Colley.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1990-10-12
A suicidal man (Jean-Pierre Léaud) hires a terminally ill killer to bump him off, then changes his mind.
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- Aki Kaurismäki
- Comedy
- Jean-Pierre Léaud
Aki Kaurismki, an eccentric Finnish auteur whose bleak, austere vision of down-and-outers is counterpointed with a wry, gallows humor. He has some similar stylistic devices as Wes Anderson, except where Anderson’s tone is all hugs and sunshine Kaurismki’s is caustic and gloom.
Oct 4, 1990 · After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sep 10, 2012 · A droll thriller by Aki Kaurismäki about a French émigré who hires a hit-man and falls in love. Shot in English on London locations, the film has a stylised and melancholy vision of a B movie world.
