The Match Factory Girl (1990)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
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Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Kati Outinen
Iris Rukka
Elina Salo
Mother
Esko Nikkari
Stepfather
Vesa Vierikko
Aarne
Reijo Taipale
The singer
Silu Seppälä
Iris Rukka's brother
Outi Mäenpää
Iris Rukka's co-worker
Marja Packalén
The doctor
Richard Reitinger
Man in the bar
Helka Viljanen
Office employee
Kurt Siilas
Police Officer
Ismo Keinänen
Police Officer
Aki Kaurismäki
Director
Klaus Heydemann
Worker / Production Manager
Erkki Friman
Accordionist
Katinka Faragó
Producer
Tapani Ikonen
Drummer
Jari Lappalainen
Violinist
Klas Olofsson
Producer
Timo Salminen
Cinematographer
Lasse Luoto
Bassist
Jaakko Talaskivi
Production Manager
Olavi Tuomi
Gaffer
Eila Karkkunen
Negative Cutter
Malla Hukkanen
Script Supervisor / Still Photographer
Risto Karhula
Production Design
Jaana Puhakka
Extras Casting
Erkki Astala
Publicist
Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
Nina Jansson
Sound Editor
Pekka Uotila
Assistant Camera
Sinikka Usvamaa
Accountant
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 12, 1990
Original NameTulitikkutehtaan tyttö
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 9m
Budget$83,038
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
poison
factory worker
parent child relationship
isolation
helsinki
monotony
match
murder
loneliness
Wiki.
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. It follows Iris, a young, plain-looking factory worker living a lonely, impoverished and uneventful life in late 1980s Finland. Iris is played by Kati Outinen, who had appeared in a number of other Kaurismäki films.
The Match Factory Girl has often been considered one of the most esteemed Finnish movies. It was tied for "best Finnish movie" in a polling of film critics in 1992.
Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy.
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