The Man Without A Past (Mies Vailla Menneisyyttä)
By Jenn Brown on November 8, 2009 - 3:51pm
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Date/Time:
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 7:00pm
Host:
AFS Essential Cinema
Location:
Alamo Drafthouse -- South Lamar
More info:
Visit external web page. Cinematography by Timo Salminen
Edited by Timo Linnasalo
Finland, 2002, distributed by Sony Pictures Classics, 35mm, color, 1.85:1, 97 min.
Cast: Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Juhani Niemela
Finnish with English subtitles
Beaten and left for dead, a man awakens in a hospital with no idea of his identity, profession, or origins. When his true identity is discovered and revealed to him, he faces a real existential dilemma. Three awards at Cannes and an Oscar nomination, which Kaurismaki asked to be withdrawn because of the war in Ira
Austin Film Society presents: The Chilly Humorist of Finland: Aki Kaurismaki. Nov 17–Dec 15, 2009. Tickets available at www.austinfilm.org - Free for members of AFS or $6 at the door.