A.K.A Lights in the Dusk : Cana, festival title ()
Oyuncular Janne Hyytiäinen - Koistinen
Maria Heiskanen - Aila
Maria Järvenhelmi - Mirja
Ilkka Koivula - Lindström
Aarre Karén -
Tommi Korpela -
Juhani Niemelä -
Matti Onnismaa -
Kati Outinen -
Sulevi Peltola -
Bilgi :The predictably rewarding final instalment of Aki Kaurismäki's Loser Trilogy follows its predecessors' themes of unemployment and homelessness with that of loneliness. Shy nightwatchman Koistinen (Janne Hyytiäinen) is virtually ostracised by his fellow security guards and lives alone in a modest apartment... until he meets Mirja (Maria Järvenhelmi), who seems to respond sympathetically to his slightly old-fashioned, even gentlemanly manner. Sadly, Koistinen's sense of honour is no longer the norm in a world brutishly devoted to the advancement of social standing, political power and material wealth... 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. The distinctively bittersweet tone is deftly maintained not only by the laconic performances but by cinematographer Timo Salminen's superb-as-ever evocation of nocturnal Helsinki and by a beautifully judged music track that juxtaposes Puccini with the tangos of both Carlos Gardel (Volver) and Finland's own Olavi Virta. A poignant reminder of the lot of the emotional 'have-nots' in our world, this dark jewel of a film glows with genuine warmth and a small but enriching glimmer of hope.
