Rent Hamlet Goes Business / Calamari Union (1987)
3.6 of 5 from 61 ratings
2h 46min
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- Synopsis:
- Hamlet Goes Business (1987)
Finnish comic Pirkka-Pekka Petelius plays an irresponsible playboy who finds himself involved in a vicious boardroom power struggle with his uncle, who plans to sell off his company's assets in order to corner the market on Swedish rubber ducks.
Calamari Union (1985)
A group of men - all bar one called Frank - decide that life in the working class district of Kallio is just too tough and they set off on a journey to across town to find a better life in the near-mythical neighbourhood of Eira. - Actors:
- Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Esko Salminen, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Kari Väänänen, Puntti Valtonen, Mari Rantasila, Turo Pajala, Aake Kalliala, Pentti Auer, Matti Pellonpää, Vesa Mäkelä, Maija Leino, Pertti Sveholm, Vesa Vierikko, Miitta Sorvali, Erkki Astala, Melrose, Jouko Mäki
- Directors:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Producers:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Writers:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Aka:
- Hamlet liikemaailmassa / Calamari Union
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Classics, Comedy, Drama, Romance
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- 10 Films to Watch if You Like All Is True, A Few More Screen Princes, Films to Watch If You Like..., A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to: Akira Kurosawa
- Countries:
- Finland
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Reviews (1) of Hamlet Goes Business / Calamari Union
A refreshing change - Hamlet Goes Business / Calamari Union review by sb
FILM & REVIEW Always been a fan of the work of Aki Kurosmaki a director and writer of very deadpan and very droll takes on the human condition. This is quite a departure a more or less straight update of the Shakespeare play set in a Helsinki wood chopping business The splendidly named Pirka-Pekka Petelius plays Hamlet as a pouty petulant teenager whose only interest in Ophelia is getting into her knickers and treats everyone else with disdain. The film follows the rest of the play but interestingly condences down 4 hours into 88 mins without losing any of the main plot points. Kurosmaki can’t resist adding a neat twist of his own to the ending and it’s all shot in crisp monochrome - a real refreshing take on the play - 4/5
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