Review of The Match Factory Girl (1990) by Liam P — 27 Jun 2008

A deeply tragic story about lonliness. Much of the camerawork is unconventional and impressive.

This review of The Match Factory Girl (1990) was written by Liam P on 27 Jun 2008.

The Match Factory Girl has generally received very positive reviews.

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In The Match Factory Girl, Iris(Kari Outinen) works all day in a factory and comes home at night to tend to her parents(Elina Salo & Esko Nikkari)…

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Kaurismaki's perfection of the 90's.Outinen is a goddess,convincing me that acting is silence,a soundproof collision merged into shattering…

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By Cli O (622) on 03 Dec 2008

Like Jeanne Dielman with a dark sense of humour. I think I counted about 200 words of dialogue spoken in the entire film…

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By Juli N (550) on 24 Nov 2014

The actors deserve tremendous credit for pulling off a feature film where dialogue was on the verge of extinction…

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About silence, about life and the deafening thoughts of ours…

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By Ossi T (50) on 02 Apr 2010

Joo, tÃ¤yttÃ¤ KaurismÃ¤ki-laatua. EleetÃ¶ntÃ¤ dialogia, tahallista tahatonta komiikkaa ja loistava juonta…

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The ultimate testament to the adage actions speak louder than words, even if the actions evoke feelings most would rather not feel…

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By Eric R (1,431) on 06 May 2009

A very bleak film about a young girl who is stuck in a dead end job…

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