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Lights in the Dusk (Finnish: Laitakaupungin valot) is a 2006 Finnish comedy-drama film written, directed, produced and edited by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, and Maria Järvenhelmi, the film was presented at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
Feb 3, 2006 · Lights in the Dusk: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula. In Helsinki, a lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale and a crooked businessman.
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- Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 2006-02-03
Jul 17, 2008 · In "Lights in the Dusk," everybody on the screen smokes more than ever, perhaps because it is the highlight of their day. We meet Koistinen ( Janne Hyytiainen ), a night watchman who says "I have no friends" because it is true: He has no friends.
From its brilliant cinematography to its compassionate characters, Lights in the Dusk is another successful exercise in deadpan minimalist comedy from Aki Kaurismäki. Read Critics Reviews
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- Janne Hyytiäinen
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Drama
1h 18m. By Stephen Holden. June 13, 2007. A mood of cosmic desolation seeps like late autumn sunlight filtered through clouds in “Lights in the Dusk,” the Finnish filmmaker Aki...
Jun 13, 2007 · Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
Oct 27, 2006 · Shy nightwatchman Koistinen ( Janne Hyytiäinen) is virtually ostracised by his fellow security guards and lives alone in a modest apartment… until he meets...
