Displaced Souls Lost in Finland: The Kaurismäkis’ films as the cinema of the marginalised

Citation

Kaapa P (2006) Displaced Souls Lost in Finland: The Kaurismäkis’ films as the cinema of the marginalised. Wider Screen, 2006 (2). http://www.widerscreen.fi/2006-2/displaced-souls-lost-in-finland-the-kaurismakis-films-as-the-cinema-of-the-marginalised/

Abstract
First paragraph: In this article, I look at three early films that Aki and Mika Kaurismäki produced in intense collaboration - Valehtelija (The Liar, 1981), Saimaa-Ilmiö (The Saimaa-phenomenon, 1981) and Arvottomat (The Worthless, 1982). While both brothers have since gone on to have separate, varied careers both in Finland and abroad, it is interesting to note how these early collaborative films set a template for several of the key themes that were to feature in both Aki and Mika Kaurismäki's subsequent films. These three ‘template' films will be contextualised in the ‘historical moment' of their conception - Finland undergoing significant changes in the wake of increasing globalisation.

Journal
Wider Screen: Volume 2006, Issue 2