I Hired a Contract Killer
feature film, humorous drama, Finland, Sweden, Germany, France, UK, 1990
DIRECTED BY: Aki Kaurismäki
							                                                                        
                          CAST:
                            Jean-Pierre Léaud (Henri Boulanger),
 Margi Clarke (Margaret),
 Kenneth Colley (ubojica),
 T. R. Bowen (šef odjela),
 Imogen Claire (tajnica)
                        
                          SCRIPT:
                            Aki Kaurismäki
                        
                          PHOTOGRAPHY:
                            Timo Salminen
                        
                          EDITING:
                            Aki Kaurismäki
                        
                          Synopsis:
                            Henri, lonely French emigrant and victim of privatization is retiring and gets a false gold watch as a present for the occasion. He is desperate because he unsuccessfully tries to commit suicide and finally decides to hire a professional hit man to kill him. He spends all his life savings on the hired hit man and while waiting for his death, he meets a florist, Margaret, and falls in love with her. 
                        
color, 79'