The Match Factory Girl
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The Match Factory Girl (Finnish: Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö) is a 1990 Finnish-Swedish film edited, written, co-produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, the final installment of his Proletariat Trilogy, after his Shadows in Paradise and Ariel.[2] It follows Iris, a young, plain-looking factory worker living a lonely, impoverished and uneventful life in late 1980s Finland. Iris is played by Kati Outinen, who had appeared in a number of other Kaurismäki films.
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Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
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Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
Edited by | Aki Kaurismäki |
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Distributed by | Finnkino |
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Running time | 69 minutes[1] |
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Language | Finnish |
Box office | SEK 131,180 (Sweden) |
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The Match Factory Girl has often been considered one of the most esteemed Finnish movies. It was tied for "best Finnish movie" in a polling of film critics in 1992.[3]