Calamari Union
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| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Produced by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Starring | Timo Eränkö Kari Heiskanen Asmo Hurula Sakke Järvenpää |
| Music by | Mikko Mattila Jone Takamäki |
| Cinematography | Harri Laakso Mikko Mattila |
| Edited by | Aki Kaurismäki Raija Talvio |
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Aki Kaurismäki/Villealfa Film Productions
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80 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | English Finnish |
Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal[1] comedy film, the second full-length film by director Aki Kaurismäki. It stars Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula and Sakke Järvenpää.
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Plot
Calamari Union tells the story of sixteen men, all called Frank (inspired by Frank Armoton) apart from one man called Pekka. Collectively the Franks and Pekka are unhappy with life in Kallio, a working-class district of Helsinki, and decide to move to Eira, an upper-class district, imagining it to be unspoiled. In fact the two districts are not very far apart, but the journey across the city takes on epic proportions, as each of the men falls by the wayside through marriage, work or death.
Reception
An absurdist comedy,[2] the film is considered to be satirical cult classic.[3] Caryn James of The New York Times described the film as "gleefully absurdist", adding that Kaurismäki "takes over the American gangster film and flavors it with his improbable humor".[4] Others have drawn connections between The Saimaa Gesture and Calamari Union and the Finnish punk movement.[5]
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External links
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