Friday, August 04, 2006

Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö (1990)

U.S. Title: The Match Factory Girl.

Synopsis: Iris works at a match factory and lives with her parents. One day she meets Aarne.

Appraisal: A masterpiece of economy and ellipsis in form, 'The Match Factory Girl' is pitiless in its grim depiction of loneliness and the, so to speak, desertification of human relations that has become prevalent in modern industrial societies.

It is one of the best films of 1990 (the 22nd in my ranking).

Rating: 74

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