Im Schatten des Paradieses

Originaltitel: Varjoja paratiisissa

1986
Not Rated
1 Std. 14 Min.

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Kati Outinen in Im Schatten des Paradieses (1986)

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.An episode in the life of Nikander, a garbage man, involving the death of a coworker, a love affair and much more.

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Towards the end, there's a scene where Nikander's friend talks about a problematic fellow worker named Mikkonen. Matti Pellonpää, who plays Nikander here, would later play Mikkonen in Ariel (1988), the second part of the Proletariat trilogy directed by Aki Kaurismäki.

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When Nikander and Ilona leave the gas station and ride down the road, they pass a white car. The white car is standing still in the middle of the road. Presumably they drove so fast that they passed the white car, but it stands still.

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Nikander: Remember that chick from the supermarket? Guess where she is now?
Melartin: Where?
Nikander: Sleeping in my bed.
Melartin: Get back there then.
Nikander: I can't.
Melartin: What's keeping you?
Nikander: Horror, fear and this job.

Verbindungen
Featured in Bilder in Bewegung - Das Jahrhundert des Kinos: Skandinavien: Kino der Neugier (1995)

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Written by Klaus Treuheit
Performed by Klaus Treuheit

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7/10

Very Finnish

Finns have a strange sense of humor, if "Shadows in Paradise" is any indication.

Filmmakers Wes Anderson and Jim Jarmusch have both claimed that they have been heavily inspired by the films of Aki Kaurismaki, and it's easy to see that influence, especially in the case of Jarmusch. "Shadows in Paradise" is a comedy, but lots of people will watch it and not know that they're supposed to be laughing. It's about a garbage collector and his tentative romance with a cashier, both of them plain, inarticulate, and not especially pleasant people to be around. The film has a supremely dead pan tone that, if I'm being honest, gets a bit monotonous. But on the other hand, the movie is pretty short, so even if tries your patience, it doesn't do so for long.

I had recorded both this and another Kaurismaki film, "Ariel," off of TCM and watched them together as a sort of Finnish double feature. Afterwards, I wanted to watch anything that was bright and shiny and featured unrealistically attractive people.

Grade: B+