By Aki Kaurismaki
Synopsis from IMDB:
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki’s “Finland” trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track
The Man Without a Past was quite a delightful surprise. I picked it up from the library, after having read about finnish filmaker Aki Kaurismaki in a Jim Jarmusch interview. The movie was great – a simple store well executed. The very minimalistic approach to the characters was intriguing, allowing your mind to explore the scenarios and environment freely. As the man starts to put his life back together we find out more and more about the mans past, and his future both.
7.5/10
