The Match Factory Girl 1990 • 1h 9m ★★★★✩ Written and directe | Moments in Solitude

The Match Factory Girl
1990 • 1h 9m
★★★★✩

Written and directed by: Aki Kaurismäki
Cinematography by: Timo Salminen
Actors: Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari

Kati Outinen is memorably impenetrable as Iiris, whose grinding days as a cog in a factory wheel, and nights as a neglected daughter living with her parents, ultimately send her over the edge. The Match Factory Girl closes out the “Proletariat Trilogy” with a bang—and a whimper.