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 |
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Production Template:Pluralize from text | Villealfa Filmproductions |
| Distributed by | Finnkino |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Finland |
| Template:Pluralize from text | Finnish |
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Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal comedy film[1] written, directed, produced, co-edited, and co-scored by Aki Kaurismäki. It stars numerous well-known Finnish actors and rock musicians.
Plot
15 desperate men, all named Frank, band together to escape the repressive Kallio district of Helsinki for the city's upscale seaside borough of Eira. Joined by an English-speaking man named Pekka, they sneak through dark alleys and the tunnels of the Helsinki metro, all the while avoiding the use of surnames to outsmart obstructing forces.
Cast
Reception
The film is considered to be a satirical cult classic.[2][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]
Film references
One scene features the characters watching the 1918 film Father Sergius in a movie theater.
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kääpä, Pietari (January 2010). The National and Beyond: The Globalisation of Finnish Cinema in the Films of Aki and Mika Kaurismäki. Peter Lang. p. 76. ISBN 978-3-03911-966-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Fotheringham, Richard; Jansohn, Christa; White, R. S. (2008). Shakespeare's World/world Shakespeares: The Selected Proceedings of the International Shakespeare Association World Congress Brisbane, 2006. Associated University Presse. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-87413-989-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thorsen, Isak; Andersson, Lars Gustaf (31 August 2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.The Cinema of Aki Kaurismaki: Contrarian Stories. Columbia University Press. 20 August 2013. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-231-85041-4.
External links
- Calamari Union at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
- Calamari Union at the British Board of Film Classification
- Calamari Union at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Calamari Union at Elonet Template:In lang
- Calamari Union at Rotten Tomatoes
- Calamari Union at the Swedish Film Institute DatabaseTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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