Drifting Clouds

1996 · directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Rating

86/100

Hit

yes

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.

Drifting Clouds (1996), directed by Aki Kaurismäki, rates 86/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Kati Outinen
• Kari Väänänen
• Elina Salo
• Sakari Kuosmanen
• Markku Peltola
• Matti Onnismaa
• Shelley Fisher
• Markus Allan
• Pauli Granfelt
• Kari Lindqvist

Crew

• Timo Salminen — Director of Photography
• Aki Kaurismäki — Editor
• Shelley Fisher — Original Music Composer
• Aki Kaurismäki — Writer

More from Aki Kaurismäki

1. The Match Factory Girl (1990) — 85/100 · hit
2. Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989) — 82/100 · hit
3. The Man Without a Past (2002) — 81/100 · hit
4. Fallen Leaves (2023) — 80/100 · hit
5. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
6. Le Havre (2011) — 79/100

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