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| ACTORS: | Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Aki Kaurismäki |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2002 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Columbia Tristar Hom |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen |
| TYPE: | Foreign Film - Other |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 043396002203 |
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Life Offers Much If You Want to Live (4.5 stars) "A Man without a Past", a 2002 masterpiece of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki, may well be his best film to date. It relates the story of a welder (Markku Peltola), who is one night coming home from work and while resting on a bench he is assaulted by a group of muggers and beaten almost to death. Yet he regains consciousness, but only to find he does not remember who he is, what's his name -- anything.
Subsequently, the man is taken care of by a community of very-close-to-homeless people, who, nevertheless, lend a helping hand, together with a local Salvation Army group. The man even starts a relationship with a shy, devout Army member Irma (Kati Outinen).
"A Man without a Past" is a film about humanity, about what makes us human, about that we all are different but everyone of us can be an asset to those around us -- and it needn't necessarily be a money aid. The people in this movie help and get the help back. Kaurismaki's directing is up to par with another European great, Almodovar, in that he understands his characters and tolerates their minor mistakes.
The film has many great moments, brilliant dialogues and even a melodramatic ending. Actors' performances are very natural and although the every single character has his/her very own way of viewing the world, the story is ultimately quite believable. After all, life itself writes most unbelievable stories.
Deservedly winning several awards at 2002 Cannes festival, "A Man without a Past" scored the first ever Foreign Film Oscar nomination for Finland. I was writing this review five days before the Oscar ceremony and I saw none of its four contenders, but I felt this Finnish film was a favourite and destined to become a classic.
If you're looking for a film to watch for entertainment and great cinema at once, this may be it. And you will get a large dose of warmth to your heart as a bonus.
wonderful . . .
I don't have much to say about this film, other than that I enjoyed everything about it. I am as yet unfamiliar with the work of Aki Kaurismäki or any other Finnish director, but rest assured that I'll be seeking out their work after having seen Man Without a Past.
Many people have commented here on the stark, deadpan, etc. flavor of this film; I'm wondering whether it was a commentary or joke of some sort by the director in response to the common stereotype of Finns as quiet, stoic people. If you're one of those people who can deal with silence only by filling it with the first words that come to mind, you might find this movie a bit boring. If you prefer silence to mindless jabber, you'll probably find it refreshing.
Starting over...in this film the main character, M, has as complete a chance to start life anew as any of us will ever have. Although his opportunity is the direct result of a tragedy, he turns it into something else. I think this is why so many people seem to love this film (that, and the low-key humor). It's an appealing idea: having no choice other than to begin at the beginning, with no personal history: to leave behind doubts, mistakes, rejections, uncertainties, bad habits, weaknesses of character... Positivity reigns here, with M growing his few potatoes and turning a dirty, abandoned shipping container into a (nearly) cozy home complete with jukebox and dog, in a ruggedly beautiful seaside locale. For those who have dreamt of jettisoning the material and emotional baggage of everyday life and moving to the forest or a city where we are completely unknown, this movie should prove enjoyable.
True Love travels on a gravel road -- Beautiful!
In the impoverished slum area on the outskirts of a bigger city in Finland, a middle-aged working man is brutally attacked, robbed and left for dead by a pair of ruthless thugs. Taken to a hospital, the man is pronounced dead, but miraculously emerges from his trauma and literally walks away.
Suffering from amnesia, the man meets many well-meaning people who help him back on his feet. A scene where a waitress offers the penniless man a plate of food, saying "better you eat it than we throw it away", is reminiscent of the days of the Great Depression, where many able-bodied men would starve for lack of work.
The film spins beautifully to an unexpected, thus even more satisfying conclusion. A contender at many International Film Festivals, "The Man Without A Past" is testimony to the triumph of the human spirit. A rare gem among recent World Cinema. Highly recommended!*****