The read
It runs a compact 53m.
Synopsis
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Aki KaurismäkiWriter
- Pauli PenttiWriter
- Mika KaurismäkiDirector
Cast
- Aki KaurismäkiVille Alfa
- Pirkko HämäläinenTuula
- Juuso HirvikangasJuuso
- Matti PellonpääFan of Chandler
- Lars LindbergHarri
- Mikko MattilaFan of Hemingway
- Eija VilpasWoman at Bar Counter
- Markku PeltolaBall thrower in Mermaid Hall
- Mikko KivinenSturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall
- Juice LeskinenHimself
- Esa SirkkunenOlli
- Jukka JärveläMan at Bar Counter
Themes
aspiring writertrying to impress womenimpulsive drifter