Now, before we get into the essentials of how you can watch 'Shadows in Paradise' right now, here are some specifics about the Villealfa Filmproductions drama flick. Shadows in Paradise starring Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Esko Nikkari has a NR rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 14 min. The release date of the movie is August 23rd, 1990. The movie received a user score of 73/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 426 active users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them."
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'Shadows in Paradise' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on August 23rd, 1990
Aki Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy
The poignant, deadpan films of Aki Kaurismäki are pitched somewhere in the wintry nether lands between comedy and tragedy. And rarely in his body of work has the line separating those genres seemed thinner than in what is often identified as his "Proletariat Trilogy," Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory Girl. In these three films, something like social-realist farces, Kaurismäki surveys the working-class outcasts of his native Finland with detached yet disarming amusement. Featuring commanding, off-key visual compositions and delightfully dour performances, the films in this triptych exemplify the talents of a unique and highly influential film artist.
