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Aki Kaurismäki

14 films · 1986 to 2023
Born 14 April 1957, Orimattila

Aki Olavi Kaurismäki is a Finnish filmmaker. He is best known for films such as Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), Drifting Clouds (1996), The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011), The Other Side of Hope (2017), and Fallen Leaves (2023).

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Aki Kaurismäki

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Defining films

Fallen Leaves
Fallen Leaves
2023
The Other Side of Hope
The Other Side of Hope
2017
Le Havre
Le Havre
2011
Ariel
Ariel
1988
Shadows in Paradise
Shadows in Paradise
1986
Drifting Clouds
Drifting Clouds
1996

Critical context

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