The Man Without a Past (2002)
- Original title
- Mies vailla menneisyyttä
- Directed by
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Genre
- drama film, comedy film
- Country
- Germany, France, Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 440 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man is beaten and left for dead, losing his memory. He starts a new life in a Helsinki container village, finding work and love among the poor and outcast.
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What happens
The Man Without a Past (Finnish: Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is a 2002 Finnish comedy-drama film produced, written, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. Starring Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen and Juhani Niemelä, it is the second installment in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2002 (the only Finnish film so far) and won the Grand Prix at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Take Care of Your Scarf (1994)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.