Rent Crime and Punishment / Calamari Union (1985)
3.7 of 5 from 48 ratings
2h 51min
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- Synopsis:
- Two classics from famous Finish director Aki Kaurismäki.
Crime and Punishment (1983)
Kaurismaki's first feature follows the descent into crime of Rahikainen, a slaughterhouse worker and former law student, who murders a businessman and then begins a tense game of cat and mouse with the police. Effectively updating Dostoevsky's great novel to 1980's Helsinki, this remarkably assured debut offers a sharp critique of Finnish society.
Calamari Union (1985)
The voice of the Finnish auteur begins to shine through in this absurdist satirical comedy that sees seventeen young men on a quest to find a coastal town. - Actors:
- Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula, Sakke Järvenpää, Sakari Kuosmanen, Dave Lindholm, Mikko Mattila, Pate Mustajärvi, Tuomari Nurmio, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Matti Pellonpää, Pertti Sveholm, Martti Syrjä, Pantse Syrjä, Markku Toikka, Mato Valtonen, Puntti Valtonen, Kari Väänänen, Erkki Astala, Ida-Lotta Backman
- Directors:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Producers:
- Mika Kaurismäki
- Writers:
- Fyodor Dostoevsky, Aki Kaurismäki, Pauli Pentti
- Aka:
- Rikos ja rangaistus / Calamari Union
- Studio:
- Curzon / Artificial Eye
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Finland
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- Release Date:
- 20/11/2017
- Run Time:
- 171 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo, Finnish LPCM Stereo, Spanish LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour and B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of Crime and Punishment / Calamari Union
Very droll - Crime and Punishment / Calamari Union review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Always been a fan of Finnish Auteur Aki Kuarasmaki and his deadpan droll films and athough this is an early work a lot of his preoccupations are here. A group of friends all called Frank decide to leave the dull superb of Helsinki and set out to travel to a mystical seaside town. To get there they break into a subway station and steal a train overpowering a guard. They make it as far as the Centre (but not before one gets shot by the guard) and find themselves in limbo with no money and no idea how to get to their goal. They split up and get into all manner of surreal occurances then meet up in cafe’s where they chain smoke and wear sunglasses indoors. They are slowly getting whittled down with more shootings and begin to realise they will never make the destination. It’s got a Homeric undercurrent with some very droll moments ( and some truly terrible 80’s hairstyles) plus they join a local punk band on stage at one point. It a really interesting early example of his unique cinematic vision - 4/5
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