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Juha (1999)

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Summary: A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel. (imdb)
Poster submitted by losrasputin
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland
Directed By: Aki Kaurismäki
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na Rumplesink
70
T6
na micmac•
54
T3
na ladydida
50
T3
na AndreasThau
50
T4
This was indeed a special experience. Not knowing anything else than that I wanted to see hopefully yet another great Kaurismäki film, I ended up with this: a pretty week story about a country girl lured away to the big city just to break her husbands heart and ruin her own life. Humourously told, and here it comes: it's a silent film! Aki paraphrases the old times superbly and manages to mark the film as undoubtedly HIS. Impressive piece. Weak story though, and music annoying at many times.
na IMDb-byvotes
69
T5
na Andrew Rusin
79
T7
na NRM02
58
T6
na prowler
64
T4
could've made it's point quicker, but still a well made film with some very nice main performances.
na Orion16RUS
74
T6
na kakabyaka
50
T3
na guvolefou
77
T6
na jackshrack
81
T8
na losrasputin
64
T3
na popolinka
32
T2
na timoA
80
T4
na flowing
8
T1
na FitFortDanga
72
T5
Kaurismaki's movies are largely dialogue-free, so a silent film is not that big a stretch. I would guess that it's meant to evoke classic melodramas like Sunrise and The Wind; not comic enough to be a parody, more like a light-hearted tribute. It doesn't add up to much more than its concept, and I would have to call it a minor curiosity in Kaurismaki's career. But it's enjoyable enough (and short enough) to sit through, due in large part to yet another winning performance from Kati Outinen.
na Aslak
10
T10
na watanabe
50
T5
na ruoja
65
T7
na lol
80
T7
na Kauhanen
90
T10
na welike
30
T7
na brtkrbzhnv
4
T1
na mosesismoses
74
T4
na darkman
62
T3
na imdb
70
T8
na lisko
90
T10
Average Tier 5.29 from 28 Rankings rss