The man without a past
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| German title | The man without a past | ||
| Original title | Bad vailla menneisyyttä | ||
| Country of production | Finland , Germany , France | ||
| original language | Finnish | ||
| Publishing year | 2002 | ||
| length | 97 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 12 | ||
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| Director | Aki Kaurismäki | ||
| script | Aki Kaurismäki | ||
| production | Aki Kaurismäki Ilkka Mertsola |
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| music |
Ken Yokoyama , Leevi Madetoja et al. a. |
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| camera | Timo Salminen | ||
| cut | Timo Linnasalo | ||
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The man without a past (original title: Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is an award-winning film by the Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki . It's the second part of a trilogy that started with clouds moving by and ended with lights of the suburbs .
action
A man arrives in Helsinki by train and is shortly attacked and knocked unconscious. When he came to in the hospital, he lost his memory. He can't even remember his name. He begins a new life in a container estate. While the authorities only put obstacles in his way as a nameless man, he finds help mainly from the socially disadvantaged and poor. In particular, he is supported by Irma, who works for the Salvation Army . They both eventually become a couple; in addition, the man's past is clarified.
classification
As in most of his films, Kaurismäki criticizes a society that does not care about its weakest. However, this film is much more positive than its predecessors, in which the protagonists mostly fail in the end. It is probably due to this fact that The Man Without a Past was also referred to as a “modern fairy tale”. As usual in Kaurismäki's works, the film is characterized by short dialogues and laconic humor.
Reviews
"A film that abducts, cheers, moves and caresses its audience."
"A miracle of poetic imagination, a fairy tale of perfect beauty, a film of grace and dignity, a ballad about solidarity among the humiliated and insulted and, in its gleaming primary colors, a pattern of opulent color dramaturgy."
Awards
- 2003: International Film Festival Bangkok : Golden Kinnaree Award in the category "Best Screenplay"
- 2003: Jussi in the categories "Best Film" , "Best Director", "Best Screenplay", "Best Actress" ( Kati Outinen ), "Best Cinematography" and "Best Editing"
- 2003: Palm Springs International Film Festival : FIPRESCI Prize
- 2003: Robert Festival: Robert for best non-American film
- 2003: European John Templeton Film Award 2002
- 2002: Cannes International Film Festival : Grand Jury Prize and Ecumenical Jury Prize
- 2002: Flanders International Film Festival : Golden Trace
- 2002: Nordic Film Days Lübeck : Audience Award of the Lübecker Nachrichten
- 2002: Nordic Council : Nordic Council Film Prize
- 2002: San Sebastián International Film Festival : Grand Prix de la FIPRESCI for the film of the year
Nominations
- 2004: Award of the Argentine Film Critics Association: Silver Condor in the category "Best Foreign Film"
- 2004: Chlotrudis Award for the best original screenplay
- 2003 : Oscar in the category "Best Foreign Language Film"
- 2003: Bangkok International Film Festival: Golden Kinnaree Award in the "Best Film" category
- 2003: Bodil for best non-American film
- 2003: César for the best EU film
- 2003: Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani : Nastro d'Argento for the best director of a foreign film
- 2002: International Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or in the category "Best Actress" (Kati Outinen)
- 2002: European Film Award in the categories: Audience Award "Best Director", "Best Director", "Best Film" and "Best Screenwriter"
Theater production
In 2010 Dimiter Gotscheff staged the material at the Deutsches Theater Berlin . It premiered on December 17, 2010.
Web links
- The Man Without a Past in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Homepage of the film from the distributor Pandora
- Jan Schulz-Ojala: The gentle afterlife. In: Tagesspiegel . November 14, 2002, accessed April 17, 2013 .
- Katja Nicodemus: love in a container. In: Die Zeit , issue 47/2002. November 14, 2002, accessed April 17, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for The Man Without a Past . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , April 2003 (PDF; test number: 92 052 V / DVD).
- ↑ a b press reviews , Pandora Film