Aki Kaurismäki Movies

Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam live set recorded in 1988.

THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE is dedicated to filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki’s longtime friend and collaborator, the film critic and festival...

A young woman recovering from a suicide attempt arrives in a war-torn city and gets a job as a waitress at a local bar. Jeanne befriends the author...

At the 60th anniversary of Cannes Film Festival, 34 famous directors are followed by camera.

In this pitch black comedy the rivalry between two neighbors escalates into an all out war. Through a maintenance error on a tractor they both end...

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"

TV document about the Finnish music producer Atte Blom.

Documentary about the work of Nouvelle Vague actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, with interview clips, film clips and contributions from directors and...

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello. The project was conceived by...

Two Finnish men agree to drive an Estonian woman and a Russian woman to a harbor.

After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return to their native village. Their former manager...

For the past 20 years, a cleaner Anna has been living an honest life. She takes charge of the life of her alcoholic lover, a retiree Harri. Chased by...

A portrait of the legendary actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, icon of the French New Wave and closely linked to the work of François Truffaut...

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.

The story of an overly protective and controlling father who suspects incest is taking place between his own son and daughter. These growing...

When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a...

Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki...

When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta,...

Jonathan Ross interviews the inscrutable Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki at The Midnight Sun Film Festival during the release of 'The Match...