The Match Factory Girl

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Dani G Much in the filmmaker's style, of course. Few dialogue lines, short running time, funny with its dose of obscurity and going straight to the point Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/25 Full Review dave s In Aki Kaurismaki's The Match Factory Girl, Iris is a young woman who spends her days in a factory working as a quality control officer, her evenings being either neglected or verbally abused by her parents, and her nights at the local music club waiting in vain for an offer to dance. The film is a somber and penetrating character study of a woman in the depths of despair. Virtually devoid of dialogue, Kaurismaki relies on bleak images and nicely composed shots to create the atmosphere of pure dread. In a medium so reliant on visuals, Kaurismaki understands the importance of constructing an image to create a mood or atmosphere instead of explaining it through dialogue. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member a bleak, gripping masterpiece Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The actors deserve tremendous credit for pulling off a feature film where dialogue was on the verge of extinction! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Aki Kaurismaki's film is as quiet as it is disquieting. Told through minimal dialogue, the film relies on Kati Outinen very descriptive performance to enlighten viewers about the title-character's plight, along with cinematic cues that are most effective in how simple they are (rarely do you find fade-outs as ominous as the one in this movie). A powerful film about misogyny and negligence. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Klassinen kostotarina. Kati Outinen näyttelee yksin pääosaa. Dialogi on niukassa, kun lopulta kaltoinkohtelijat saavat rotanmyrkkyä. Jotenki tässäkin ois toivonu, että päähenkilö ois lopussa selvinny ilman rangaistusta. Mutta sehän ei Kaurismäen elokuvissa käy. Hyväkin saa pahan palkkaa. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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