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Drifting Clouds (1996) ( Kauas pilvet karkaavat ) ( Far Away the Clouds Escape ) [ Blu-Ray, Reg.A/B/C Import - Finland ]

Kati Outinen (Actor, Host), Kari Väänänen (Actor, Host), Aki Kaurismaki (Director, Host) Rated:
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Format: Blu-ray
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
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Genre Comedy
Format Import, Blu-ray, Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor Far Away the Clouds Escape, Sakari Kuosmanen, Markus Allan, Matti Pellonpää, Aki Kaurismaki, Drifting Clouds (1996) ( Kauas pilvet karkaavat ) ( Far Away the Clouds Escape ), Kari Väänänen, Pietari, Shelley Fisher, Matti Onnismaa, Drifting Clouds (1996), Kauas pilvet karkaavat, Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Elina Salo See more
Runtime 95 minutes
Studio FutureFilm
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Finland released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: Finnish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), Finnish ( DTS-HD Master Audio ), Danish ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: A married couple struggles with the repercussions of unexpected unemployment in this wry comedy drama from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismaki. Ilona, the wife, works as restaurant hostess and her husband Lauri drives a tram. Though the couple has recently lost a child, they both seem at peace and happy. One night Ilona comes home and finds that Lauri has purchased a beautiful television on credit. Shortly thereafter disaster strikes when Ilona's workplace closes and Lauri gets caught in a maelstrom of downsizing. Neither is able to find suitable work right away and as time crawls by, they become humiliated and testy with each other. Eventually Ilona gets a job cooking and bartending in a nameless sleazy dive while her husband, after having to sell their television and car, turns to booze. Things look bad for the marriage when suddenly Ilona decides to open a restaurant. With the backing of her former boss and using her coworkers, she and Lauri open the successful Worker's Rest café and find renewed hope. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Cannes Film Festival, ...Drifting Clouds (1996) ( Kauas pilvet karkaavat ) ( Far Away the Clouds Escape )

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  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Aki Kaurismaki
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Import, Blu-ray, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 95 minutes
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Elina Salo, Sakari Kuosmanen, Markku Peltola
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, Danish, Swedish
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Drifting Clouds (1996) ( Kauas pilvet karkaavat ) ( Far Away the Clouds Escape ), Drifting Clouds (1996), Kauas pilvet karkaavat, Far Away the Clouds Escape
  • Language ‏ : ‎ Finnish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FYESWE8
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ Finland
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
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Andres C. Salama
5.0 out of 5 stars Kaurismaki's best film
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2007
Many countries went on with "restructuring" their economies during the 1990s, and Finland seems to have been no exception. This film deals with the human side of the restructuring, namely unemployment. Aki Kaurismaki is undoubtedly a talented filmmaker, but sometimes his films are done in with his mannerisms and his particular obsessions (Finnish tango, classic rock, smoking, old automobiles, working class culture, cinephilia of the 60s variety). In Drifting Clouds, though, he made as perfect a film as he could possibly have. The story is about a working class couple, Lauri and Ilona (Kari Vaananen and Kaurismaki regular Kati Outinen, who is wonderful here). They work as a streetcar driver and a restaurant headwaiter respectively. They seem a happy, if impassive couple, though they barely made ends meet with their jobs. Both find themselves suddenly unemployed, and most of the movie is about trying to find themselves employed again. The situations they went through are often comical, and some people might be bothered with making fun of the very real drama of unemployment (when I saw this film in a movie theater, some people reacted tensely at much of the humor and gags). But I think Kaurismaki's is clearly not poking fun at the two main characters (who are both very noble people) but at the absurdity of the economic system. There's a happy ending that seems slightly incongruent with what we've seen before, but this is overall a wonderful film. The film is dedicated to Matti Pellonpaa, a regular of the first films of Aki Kaurismaki, who died during preproduction of this movie. His photo is shown as the childhood photograph of Ilona and Lauri's deceased son.
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Daniel S.
3.0 out of 5 stars AKI KAURISMAKI, OPUS 12
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2007
*** 1996. Written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. 5 Finnish Film academy awards and one award of the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Ilona and Lauri lose their respective job because of the economical recession in Finland. The movie describes their efforts to get a new employment. The film is enjoyable and announces the masterpiece  Juha [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - Finland ], shot the following year.
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The Tally Ho
4.0 out of 5 stars Review without Spoilers - Pros & Cons
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2020
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Kauas pilvet (Drifting Clouds ) (1996) is a Finnish dark comedy/drama film edited, written, produced, & directed by Aki Kaurismäki and stars Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, & Markku Peltola. The film is the first in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other two films being The Man Without a Past and Lights in the Dusk. Here are the pros & cons of this film as I see it, I hope this helps you, & remember to check the format & region to make sure it will work with your player.
Pro:
1. Excellent soundtrack
2. An overall enjoyable film
3. Interesting cinematography
Cons:
1. I couldn't put my finger on it exactly, the story is not bad but just seems to be missing something to make it a five star movie, maybe some of the characters seem to similar.
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p r truin
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2015
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