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Lights in the Dusk

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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama  |  Foreign

Written by: Aki Kaurismäki

Directed by: Aki Kaurismäki

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 13, 2007

Running Time: 78 minutes, Color

Origin: Finland / Germany / France

Language(s): Finnish / Russian (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Janne Hyytiäinen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Maria Heiskanen, Ilkka Koivula, Sergei Doudko, Andrei Gennadiev, Arturas Pozdniakovas, and Matti Onnismaa

Lights in the Dusk concludes the trilogy began by "Drifting Clouds" and "The Man Without a Past." Where the trilogy's first film was about unemployment and the second about homelessness, this final installment is about loneliness. (Strand Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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75

TV Guide Ken Fox

It's a handsome production, and a pleasure to watch. With a shadowy palette and a set design reminiscent of Edward Hopper's nocturnes, a soundtrack hearkening back to the sounds of vintage rock 'n' roll, and a cast of characters straight out of a James M. Cain novel.

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75

New York Post V.A. Musetto

If you're new to Kaurismaki, the film will make you a fan. If you've seen everything else he's ever done, the comedy will confirm your commitment.

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75

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

There's great music, an excellent dog, and that indescribable Kaurismäki tension between misery and a cosmic joke.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Kaurismaki's characteristically minimalist humor and wry empathy make brief appearances, but be warned: His Helsinki is a cold, dark place unfit for all but the hardiest visitors.

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67

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

Without Kaurismäki to introduce these lonely, forgotten souls to audiences, who's going to be his friend?

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67

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Kaurismäki’s spare style and economical storytelling are well-suited to this particular story about loneliness, as the director never muddies the frame with sentimental dross or lugubrious inclinations.

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60

Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust

There's a dry humor underlying the absurdity of Koistinen's experience. When things cannot possibly get worse, they do.

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50

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

So stylized and slow-moving (even at a spare 75 minutes) that you may have trouble adapting to its hypnotic rhythms -- but if you can, there are sumptuous visual rewards to be found, plus the faintest emotional uptick right at the end.

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50

Variety Leslie Felperin

Lights in the Dusk finds veteran Finnish helmer Aki Kaurismaki treading water with an amiable but very undercooked noirish fable about a security guard done wrong by a femme fatale.

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40

The New York Times Stephen Holden

This spare, minimalist film is not realistic. It has the simplicity of a silent movie, and the blocking of the actors, especially in the scenes with Koistinen and Mirja, emphasizes the distances between them.

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40

Village Voice Nathan Lee

Lights in the Dusk derives scant excitement from its melodramatic plot, which satisfies a dismal, ineluctable formula with stultifying efficiency. Nor is it enlivened by the airless performances.

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40

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt

Lights will put in more appearances at festivals before achieving a brief theatrical window for Kaurismaki devotees to gaze through. Most will do so with discouragement.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

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