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Humberto 2022-07-08 21:00:18
Aki Kaurismaki and "Ascension"
Aki Kaurismaki's film "Ascension" subtly echoes the theme and emotion of the film in terms of "light and shade", "space" and "line of sight", reflecting his pursuit of aesthetics and emotional value. Among them, the use of color and the structure of light form a sharp contrast between light and...
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Electa 2022-07-08 12:23:32
Meursault, living in northern Europe in the 1980s
The confused mine workers in Suriname have suffered constantly. He seems to have intentions, but also seems to have no intentions. From the beginning of the film, his bad luck began: the mine (probably a lignite mine) that was working suddenly collapsed, the mine partner who had a good relationship...
Esko Salminen
Extended Reading
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Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: [Taisto and Irmeli have just been on their first date] It's dark. Want to come up?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: If its not too much trouble.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: Coffee's all I've got.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Coffee's fine.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: I'm divorced.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Don't let it get you down.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: I've got a kid too.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Gives us a head start raising a family.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: Are you always so confident?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: No, this is my first time.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: Just don't make any noise.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: No one will even suspect.
Irmeli Katariina Pihlaja: Really? I hope I won't regret this.
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Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: [Taisto is discussing with his cell-mate] Listen, Mikkonen!
Mikkonen: I don't think I have a choice.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: I'm thinking of getting out of here soon.
Mikkonen: I see. How?
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Don't know yet. Somehow.
Mikkonen: Getting out is no big deal. Lots of guys have done it. But they were brought back and ended up doing twice as much time as before. They stayed around here, or went to Sweden, or headed to the nearest bar and got loaded. You've got to get further away, Italy or Africa, at least for awhile.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: I've been thinking about Mexico or Brazil.
Mikkonen: Even better. But that costs money. You think I haven't planned it all a hundred times? First, you need three grand for a passport, then ten more for the seamen to hide you in the cargo and to let you off somewhere around the equator. But it's dangerous. If the cargo starts to shift in a storm - Lots of guys have died that way. You gotta go underground until you get a passport and find the right ship.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: How many years do you have left?
Mikkonen: Eight, for manslaughter. But I'm innocent.
Taisto Olavi Kasurinen: Are you?
Mikkonen: At least in God's eyes. In a way, I did kill him, but the truth is I didn't. The result was the same: He died and I was sent here. All right, let's go, then. 37 now. Eight more would make me about 43, more or less. But I won't last three hours outside without killing somebody.
