Lights in the Dusk

Laitakaupungin valot, feature film, crime drama, Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, 2006

DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki

Lights in the Dusk

CAST:
Janne Hyytiäinen (Koistinen),
Maria Heiskanen (Aila),
Maria Järvenhelmi (Mirja),
Ilkka Koivula (Lindström),
Vesa Häkli (gangster)

SCRIPT:
Aki Kaurismäki

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Timo Salminen

MUSIC:
Melrose

EDITING:
Aki Kaurismäki

Synopsis:
Koistinen is a night guard in a Helsinki shopping center and his days are routine. He has no luck or experience with women, even though Aila, salesgirl at a sausage-stand that Koistinen often visits, is interested in him. Koistinen’s routine will be interrupted the arrival of Mirja, a femme fatale with dishonest motives. Koistinen immediately gives in to Mirja’s charms.

color, 78'

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