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The Match Factory Girl

The Match Factory Girl (1990)

Original title: Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö

  • Genre: Drama
  • Country: Finland · Sweden
  • Runtime: 69 min
  • Released: 1990-01-12
  • TMDB rating: 7.4 / 10 (299)

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

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Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki is a Finnish film director, screenwriter and producer known for his deadpan humour, melancholy and affection for society's outsiders. His works include Leningrad Cowboys Go America and the Proletariat Trilogy. His distinctive minimalist style has made him one of the most recognisable voices in European …

Kati Outinen

Kati Outinen is a Finnish film actress best known for her long collaboration with director Aki Kaurismäki. She won the Best Actress prize at Cannes in 2002 for her role in The Man Without a Past. Her performances are marked by quiet restraint and understated emotional depth.

Elina Salo

Elina Salo was a Finnish actress best known for her work with director Aki Kaurismäki. She appeared in his 1987 film Hamlet Goes Business, playing the role of the queen. Her performances were marked by quiet restraint and a natural screen presence.

Esko Nikkari

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Esko Nikkari (23 November 1938 Lapua, Finland – 17 December 2006 in Seinäjoki, Finland) was a prolific Finnish actor who made more than 70 appearances on film and television. He debuted in 1974 in the movie Karvat.

Vesa Vierikko

Vesa Vierikko is a Finnish film actor best known for his work with director Aki Kaurismäki. He appeared in The Match Factory Girl (1990), one of Kaurismäki's most celebrated films. His screen presence became closely associated with Finnish art cinema of the 1980s and 90s.

Outi Mäenpää

Outi Mäenpää is a Finnish actress best known for playing Iiris, the silent, downtrodden protagonist of Aki Kaurismäki's The Match Factory Girl (1990). Her restrained, almost wordless performance fits Kaurismäki's deadpan style perfectly. She has appeared in several of his other films as well.

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