I saw this film earlier today at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here is a quick review.
Lights in the Dusk is the third film in a trilogy directed by Aki Kaurismäki. A few weeks ago I rented the second film in this trilogy, The Man Without A Pasta charming film about an outcast that deals with loneliness, love and his place in the world.
Lights in the Dusk also focuses on an outcasta lonely security guard who works nights in Helsinki. Koistinen doesn't have any friends or family that we know of. He isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer and will do anything for a woman that shows any interest in him.
Koistinen's character is naive and innocent. He's duped by a beautiful blonde and set up for robbery he didn't commit. His life is a miserable series of injustices.
As depressing as all of this sounds, Kaurismäki has crafted a touching film that I enjoyed thoroughly. It has a style that is unique to Kaurismäki through the music, the quirky characters and the timelessness of the sets. Great film.
Lights in the Dusk is the third film in a trilogy directed by Aki Kaurismäki. A few weeks ago I rented the second film in this trilogy, The Man Without A Pasta charming film about an outcast that deals with loneliness, love and his place in the world.
Lights in the Dusk also focuses on an outcasta lonely security guard who works nights in Helsinki. Koistinen doesn't have any friends or family that we know of. He isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer and will do anything for a woman that shows any interest in him.
Koistinen's character is naive and innocent. He's duped by a beautiful blonde and set up for robbery he didn't commit. His life is a miserable series of injustices.
As depressing as all of this sounds, Kaurismäki has crafted a touching film that I enjoyed thoroughly. It has a style that is unique to Kaurismäki through the music, the quirky characters and the timelessness of the sets. Great film.