Valehtelija

1981
53min

VALUTAZIONE IMDb

6,8/10

639

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Comedy Drama

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaTalkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi... Leggi tuttoTalkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.

Regia
- Mika Kaurismäki
Sceneggiatura
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Pauli Pentti
Star

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VALUTAZIONE IMDb

6,8/10

639

LA TUA VALUTAZIONE

Regia
- Mika Kaurismäki
Sceneggiatura
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Pauli Pentti
Star

Vedi le informazioni sulla produzione su IMDbPro

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Quiz
The Finnish rock band Juice Leskinen Slam performed their song "Mies joka rakastaa itseään" in almost in its entirety in the film. The initial long take was achieved with a Jonathon Jib arm mounted on a slightly modified Elemack Spyder Dolly (both then owned by Suomi-Filmi). Director Mika Kaurismäki and Juice Leskinen didn't really know each other before the film, but eventually formed a lifelong friendship. Leskinen also originally suggested Saimaa-ilmiö (1981) to Kaurismäki.

Citazioni
Ville Alfa: I would claim that the promised land for modern existentialism is finland.

Connessioni
Featured in Matka suomalaiseen elokuvaan: Kaupunkiblues (2006)

Colonne sonore
Have You Ever Loved a Woman
Written by Billy Myles
Performed by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton

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8/10

Very French

Valehtelija (1981)

Valehtelija is an enjoyable pastiche of Breathless and other French New Wave films in which Aki Kaurismaki plays Ville Alfa, a young man with exceptional lying skills and a way with words. He treats people - his girlfriend and family members - badly and is extremely selfish. I found him both funny and sad.

Thanks to the clever writing and direction, the movie is quite successful in making Helsinki feel like Paris of the 60s. Ville Alfa's friends are intellectuals who are talking about literature and just hanging out, taking it easy. They bring some nice humor to their scenes.