Box set · 3 films
Picked by 5 guests
“One of the most funny directors that we need in our lives, Aki Kaurismäki. The Match Factory Girl, so important for me. Also in my journey with The Chambermaid, Aki keeps being with that strange, funny filmmaking spirit. Total anarchist.”
“Another one of my favorite series that he did is this DVD down here called the Proletariat Trilogy. These three films have become three of my favorite movies in the last couple years. I have to give a shout out to my friend Melissa Messer for first showing me Shadows in Paradise, which has jumped into my top 10.”
“It's just because we know very little current Aki Kaurismäki's work again.”
“I wanted to find some Kaurismäki film. He's one of the greatest poets and greatest genius of history of cinema. He used to say, 'In my country, in winter, days are short, it's all light, so we are sad, so we drink. But in summer, days are long, we are happy, so we drink.'”
“Aki Kaurismäki. I saw this – The Match Factory Girl and a bunch of these – when I was in college, and they’re hilarious, but they’re uniquely hilarious. There’s nothing quite like these movies and the deadpan nature of the humor. But besides the humor, they’re beautiful. There’s colors in this movie that are super different than what you typically see. The performances are amazing. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Kaurismäki, always a winner.”
