WED NOV 1, 2023 7:00 PM SHADOWS IN PARADISE $8.00 (member) ; $13.00 (general admission) Los Feliz 3 | ‘Happy Hours: Aki Kaurismäki’s Proletariat Series’ Tickets are no longer on sale for this event.
ABOUT THE FILM: In Finnish with English subtitles. Lonely garbageman Nikkander (Matti Pellonpää) finds himself directionless after losing his friend and co-worker to a sudden heart attack; unlikely redemption comes in the form of plain supermarket cashier Ilona (Kati Outinen, in her first of many performances for Kaurismäki), with whom he begins a tentative love affair. Boiling down what is essentially a romantic comedy to a series of spare and beautiful gestures, Kaurismäki conjures an unexpected delight that finds hope blossoming even amid gray surroundings. FORMAT: DCP DISTRIBUTOR: Janus Films COUNTRY: Finland