Rent Lights in the Dusk (2006)
3.4 of 5 from 76 ratings
1h 15min
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- Synopsis:
- Janne Hyytiainen plays Koistinen, a shy and awkward night watchman shunned by his colleagues and whose well-meaning actions are foiled at every turn. His luck seems to change when he meets the glamorous blonde Mirja (Maria Jarvenhelmi), but too late finds himself helplessly embroiled in a world of criminal deceit and lies.
- Actors:
- Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula, Sergei Doudko, Andrei Gennadiev, Arturas Pozdniakovas, Matti Onnismaa, Sulevi Peltola, Antti Reini, Neka Haapanen, Santtu Karvonen, Sesa Lehto, Jukka Rautiainen, Jukka Salmi, Heikki Heimo, Erkki Lahti, Pihla Penttinen, Helena Vierikko, Jari Elsilä
- Directors:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Producers:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Writers:
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Aka:
- Laitakaupungin valot
- Studio:
- Artificial Eye Film Company Ltd.
- Genres:
- Drama
- Collections:
- Top 10 Films Set in Department Stores, Top 10 Palm Dog Winners, Top Films
- Countries:
- Finland
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Reviews (1) of Lights in the Dusk
Lights Out (spoilers) - Lights in the Dusk review by Steve
Another visit to the strangeness of Aki Kaurismäki's Helsinki. This is a companion to his comedy-drama, The Man Without a Past (2002). Most significantly they both draw on classic Hollywood noir. Anyone who has seen Robert Siodmak's Criss Cross (1949) is going to notice similarities.
The persona of the melancholy fall guy (Janne Hyytiäinen) who works as a security guard is so reminiscent of Burt Lancaster in his early crime melodramas. He's a kind of no-luck washout set up by a femme fatale (Maria Järvenhelmi) on behalf of some pragmatic Russian gangsters.
But of course this is a Kaurismäki picture so it takes place within his usual idiosyncrasies. The minimalist acting, the incongruity. There are recurring scenes carried over from The Man Without a Past: like the awkward dinner date, the tethered dog, the trio of violent thugs, and more...
Only the mood is darker and sadder. The small, lonely lives are not redeemed and there are no consequences for the guilty. The comedy is muted... The director subverts the style, but this has all the standard pessimism of studio era noir.
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