Ariel

1988 · directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Rating

73/100

Hit

no

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

Ariel (1988), directed by Aki Kaurismäki, rates 73/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Turo Pajala
• Susanna Haavisto
• Matti Pellonpää
• Eetu Hilkamo
• Erkki Pajala
• Matti Jaaranen
• Hannu Viholainen
• Jorma Markkula
• Tarja Keinänen
• Eino Kuusela

Crew

• Timo Salminen — Director of Photography
• Raija Talvio — Editor
• Aki Kaurismäki — Writer

More from Aki Kaurismäki

1. Drifting Clouds (1996) — 86/100 · hit
2. The Match Factory Girl (1990) — 85/100 · hit
3. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) — 82/100 · hit
4. The Man Without a Past (2002) — 81/100 · hit
5. Fallen Leaves (2023) — 80/100 · hit
6. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100

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