Kari Väänänen — Actor (27)

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Let My People Go! (2011)
Let My People Go! Douban
Mikael Buch actor: 尼古拉·莫里 / 卡门·毛拉 …
other title: 是非不要来! / 远离是非
法国同志罗本(Nicolas Maury 饰)去芬兰学习桑拿按摩,结果意外邂逅真爱和定居了下来,成为一名当地快乐的邮差。然而在某次交付包裹时他意外卷入一桩命案,无忧无虑的生活顿时陷入颠倒错乱。为逃避追捕罗本跑回巴黎,寻求他的犹太家族庇护。然而母亲总想为他包办一个异性恋婚姻、父亲有着长达数十年的外遇、姐姐 遭到家暴、一家之主的哥哥更有苦难言。好巧不巧的是,罗本还睡了自己的儿时老师。是是非非让这个闹腾的犹太大家庭彻底拧在了一起… 80后混血导演Mikael Buch童年在台北和巴塞罗那度过,大学在法国主修电影,本片是他的第一部剧情长片。导演以阶梯式滑稽的手法,植入性向与民族话题,交织赫尔辛基的田园美景与巴黎的城市浪漫,形成一幅轻松诙谐的酷儿画卷。

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Master Cheng (2019)
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米卡·考里斯马基 actor: 卡里·瓦纳宁 / 马蒂·洛伊里 …
other title: 郑师傅 / Mestari Cheng …
Following the death of his wife, professional chef CHENG travels with his young son to a remote village in Finland to connect with an old Finnish friend he once met in Shanghai. Upon arrival, nobody in the village seems to know his friend but local café owner Sirkka offers him accommodation and in return Cheng helps her in the kitchen surprising the locals with the delights of Chinese cuisine. Gradually his cooking encourages these vastly different cultures to connect and Cheng is soon a celebrated member of the community. Unfortunately his tourist visa is soon to run out and it's up to the villagers to come up with a plan to help him stay.

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Joulutarina (2007)
Joulutarina
★ 7.0 12 ratings
卓哈·沃里诸基 / Juha Wuolijoki actor: 汉努-佩卡·约克曼 / Hannu-Pekka Björkman …
other title: 圣诞传说 / 圣诞故事 …
Hundreds of years ago in Lapland, a little boy named Nikolas loses his family in an accident. The villagers decide to look after the orphaned boy together. Once a year - at Christmas - Nikolas moves to a new home. To show his gratitude, Nikolas decides to make toys for the children of the families as good-bye presents. Over the years, Nikolas's former adoptive families become many, and soon almost every house has presents on its doorstep on Christmas morning. At thirteen, Nikolas is sent to live and work with Iisakki, a grumpy old carpenter, who forbids Nikolas to continue making presents for Christmas. Gradually, however, Nikolas wins Iisakki's trust. Together they begin to look after the Christmas traditional that Nikolas has begun. When the aged Iisakki has to leave Nikolas and move away, the tradition of Christmas presents is once again at risk. Thankfully, Nikolas comes up with a solution that brings children joy every Christmas, even continuing to today.

Movie

Drifting Clouds (1996)
浮雲世事
★ 8.4 174 ratings
other title: 어둠은 걷히고 / 浮き雲 …
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.