FINLAND: The Man Without A Past (Aki Kaurismaki) (2002)
It is almost an year since i saw this movie.
Morbid laziness had prevented me from making an entry about it and also thus
progress in this blog. This masterpiece (for me atleast, when i saw it) of a
movie had made a strong emotional connect with me and thus i believe that the
fragments of memory i have of viewing it is strong enough to help me recreate
the experience for this post. Now about the movie: The original title of the
movie is "Mies vailla menneisyyttä". The movie brings to us a
protagonist who has developed amnesia and therefore has no clue about himself.
It follows him reconstructing his life from scratch slowly and steadily in the
cold and impassive but assisting city of Helsinki. The director portrays a
protagonist who attaches the least emotional baggage with his problems and
deals everything with a harsh and plain practicality. The other characters also
contribute effortlessly to the arid charm of the movie. Good dry wit has been
injected in decent doses throughout, although at some places it may feel a bit
forced (nevertheless enjoyable). Acting is apt enough (or can be said as
complementing). The film reinforces the perception of a distinct culture and
soul that Scandinavia has compared to the rest of Western Europe. There is no
melodrama but simply boring, realistic and depressing life. But hope makes the
backbone of the movie and somehow it delivers a message of the insignificance
of many a personal problem and inspires one to just live on, no matter what.
(From
this post onwards i will be attaching the trailer(if available). Also wherever
possible the English title will be displayed in the heading)
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