Shadows in Paradise

NR

FI

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Oct, 1986

74 mins

7.3

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.

Cast

Reviews

CRCulver

7.0

September 06, 2018

Released in 1986, Aki Kaurismaki's <i>Varjoja paratiisissa</i> (Shadows in Paradise) is one of the Finnish filmmaker's earliest efforts, and it stands as one of the most idiosyncratic romantic comedies of all time. The painfully shy Nikander (Matti Pellonpää), a garbage man, means the moody Ilona, a supermarket checkout girl. The film tra...

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Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Jul 05, 2020

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Dec 01, 2016

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