The Match Factory Girl

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Sergio A @Sergio83 Jun 20 What a powerful way to conclude the Proletariat Trilogy. In this film, as in the previous one, we encounter cynical characters, almost as if they had been imagined by Tarantino, only years earlier and in a cold, distant coun See more Scott R @ScottR Jun 1 This was a sad and odd movie that I finally saw as part of the Proletariat Trilogy since it was on the NYT 1000 movies list. It was short and with awkward moments, focusing on the loneliness of life and work. I don't plan to see it again. SLC DVD. See more Dani G Apr 9 Much in the filmmaker's style, of course. Few dialogue lines, short running time, funny with its dose of obscurity and going straight to the point See more Dave S 08/07/2021 In Aki Kaurismaki's The Match Factory Girl, Iris is a young woman who spends her days in a factory working as a quality control officer, her evenings being either neglected or verbally abused by her parents, and her nights at the local music club waiting in vain for an offer to dance. The film is a somber and penetrating character study of a woman in the depths of despair. Virtually devoid of dialogue, Kaurismaki relies on bleak images and nicely composed shots to create the atmosphere of pure dread. In a medium so reliant on visuals, Kaurismaki understands the importance of constructing an image to create a mood or atmosphere instead of explaining it through dialogue. See more 12/28/2020 a bleak, gripping masterpiece See more 11/24/2014 The actors deserve tremendous credit for pulling off a feature film where dialogue was on the verge of extinction! See more Read all reviews

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