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.

Currently The Match Factory Girl is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel
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Cast & Crew.

Kati Outinen
Iris Rukka

Elina Salo
Mother

Esko Nikkari
Stepfather

Vesa Vierikko
Aarne

Reijo Taipale
Singer

Silu Seppälä
Brother

Outi Mäenpää
Co-Worker

Marja Packalén
Doctor

Richard Reitinger
Man in Bar

Helka Viljanen
Clerk

Kurt Siilas
Police Officer

Ismo Keinänen
Police Officer

Klaus Heydemann
Worker / Production Manager

Erkki Friman
Accordionist

Tapani Ikonen
Drummer

Jari Lappalainen
Violinist

Lasse Luoto
Bassist

Aki Kaurismäki
Director / Editor / Producer / Writer

Klas Olofsson
Producer

Katinka Faragó
Producer

Timo Salminen
Director of Photography

Pekka Uotila
Assistant Camera

Jaana Puhakka
Extras Casting

Sinikka Usvamaa
Accountant

Erkki Astala
Publicist

Nina Jansson
Sound Editor

Eila Karkkunen
Negative Cutter

Olavi Tuomi
Gaffer

Juuso Hirvikangas
Sound Assistant

Risto Karhula
Production Design

Tom Forsström
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Olli Varja
Gaffer

Jan-Eric Nyström
Title Designer

Jaakko Talaskivi
Production Manager

Heikki Ukkonen
Property Master

Kari Laine
Location Manager

Mauri Laaksonen
Title Designer

Malla Hukkanen
Script Supervisor / Still Photographer

Börje Hellén
Assistant Camera

Haije Alanoja
Production Secretary
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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