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The Match Factory Girl (Finnish: Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö) is a 1990 Finnish-Swedish film edited, written, co-produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, the final installment of his Proletariat Trilogy, after his Shadows in Paradise and Ariel.
Nov 6, 1992 · The Match Factory Girl: Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. With Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko. A woman's terribly dull life is upended by a one-night stand pregnancy, causing her to seek retribution.
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- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Aki Kaurismäki
- 1992-11-06
Aug 18, 2011 · A Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki about a match factory girl who suffers from poverty, abuse and loneliness. Roger Ebert praises the film's style, tone and characters, and compares it to Robert Bresson's work.
Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.
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- Aki Kaurismäki
- 69 min
Iris, a factory worker and a neglected daughter, commits a crime of passion in this bleak yet hilarious film by the Finnish director. The Match Factory Girl is the last part of his Proletariat Trilogy, which explores the lives of the working class with humor and humanity.
- Iris
The Match Factory Girl. List. Iris (Kati Outinen) has a soul-deadening job as a quality-control worker watching boxes of matches go by on an assembly line all day. At night, she eats silently...
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- Comedy, Drama
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