A man, two women, a robbery and a dog provide the elements of this Aki Kaurismäki romance; a story of...
A man, two women, a robbery and a dog provide the elements of this Aki Kaurismäki romance; a story of crime, punishment and devotion.
"Kaurismäki cast new actors for this comedy-drama, the last instalment of his ‘Finland’ trilogy. Janne Hyytiäinen plays a lonely security guard who falls for a woman (Maria Järvenhelmi) he meets in a café, unaware that she is involved in the robbery of a jewellery story he’s supposed to be guarding. Only later does our mournful hero discover his true love (Maria Heiskanen), who sells sausages from a mobile van." (David Stratton, Sydney Film Festival)
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72 %4,434 reviewsAudience score rating
"An amiable but very undercooked noirish fable about a security guard done wrong by a femme fatale..."
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Variety
Variety"Kaurismäki's delightfully delicate cautionary fable charts his unassuming hero's descent into an unforeseen nightmare of deceit and violence with a characteristically low-key blend of humane compassion and deadpan mordant humour."
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Time Out
Time Out"A mood of cosmic desolation seeps like late autumn sunlight filtered through clouds in Aki Kaurismaki's Lights in the Dusk."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"If you're a fan of Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki's deadpan comedy world, then his latest piece of controlled, semi-stylised whimsy will be right up your alley."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Ignore accusations that this is sluggish and inconsequential. This is textbook Kaurismäki, from its drolly laconic style to its delicious cinematic nostalgia."
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Empire Magazine
Empire MagazineLights in the Dusk | Details
- Runtime
- 78
- Genre
- Romance
- Country of origin
- Finland, Germany, France
