Calamari Union
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| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Produced by | Aki Kaurismäki |
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| Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
| Edited by |
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| Music by |
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Production company | Villealfa Filmproductions |
| Distributed by | Finnkino |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal[1] comedy film, the second full-length film by the director Aki Kaurismäki. The film's cast includes well-known Finnish actors and rock musicians.
Plot
Fifteen desperate men named Frank band together to escape from the repressive
Cast
- Timo Eränkö (Lapinlahden Linnut)
- Kari Heiskanen
- Asmo Hurula
- Sakke Järvenpää (Sleepy Sleepers, Leningrad Cowboys)
- Sakari Kuosmanen (Juice Leskinen Grand Slam)
- Dave Lindholm
- Mikko Mattila
- Pate Mustajärvi (Popeda)
- Tuomari Nurmio
- Pirkka-Pekka Petelius
- Matti Pellonpää
- Pertti Sveholm
- Martti Syrjä (Eppu Normaali)
- Pantse Syrjä (Eppu Normaali)
- Markku Toikka
- Mato Valtonen (Sleepy Sleepers, Leningrad Cowboys)
- Puntti Valtonen (Juice Leskinen Grand Slam)
- Kari Väänänen
Reception
An absurdist comedy,[2] the film is considered to be a satirical cult classic.[3] Caryn James of The New York Times described the film as "gleefully absurdist", adding that Kaurismäki "takes over the American gangster film and flavors it with his improbable humor".[4] Others have drawn connections between The Saimaa Gesture and Calamari Union and the Finnish punk movement.[5]
References
- ISBN 978-3-03911-966-0.
- ISBN 978-0-87413-989-1.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
- ^ James, Caryn (23 August 1990). "Calamari Union (1985) – From Tragedy to Absurdity With Finland's Prolific Upstart". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- ISBN 978-0-231-85041-4.
External links
- Calamari Union at IMDb
- Calamari Union at AllMovie
- Calamari Union at the British Board of Film Classification
- Calamari Union at the better source needed]
- Calamari Union at Elonet (in Finnish)
- Calamari Union at Rotten Tomatoes
- Calamari Union at the Swedish Film Institute Database
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