Shadows in Paradise

1986 · 74 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 7,823 VOTES · DIR. Aki Kaurismäki

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Overview

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies. One evening, he meets Ilona, a down-on-her-luck cashier, in a local supermarket. Falteringly, a bond begins to develop between them.

ComedyDramaRomance1980s

Dialogue Timeline — 387 lines

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00:00:13 SHADOWS IN PARADISE
00:06:17 Coming out tonight?
00:11:13 But there's only one I truly miss...
00:13:51 Make it at six tomorrow morning. You'll have to do a week's trial.
00:15:33 I'll be here at eight. Good night.
00:18:35 Evening.
00:22:19 I just sit here and watch the sales graph...
00:24:17 Let's go. - Where?
00:27:47 Let's go to a restaurant and eat.
00:29:44 More than I can say about my head! No use asking what I want.
00:33:09 What shall I do with the money?
00:36:33 When you were fired you left right away.
00:38:07 Why didn't you say so?
00:42:27 I can't. - What's keeping you?
00:45:26 You can try it on over there.
00:47:34 Movie first, then a bar. Get drunk.
00:51:01 Maybe you just got lost, maybe not!
00:54:18 A lot of other things, too.
00:55:44 Can't, the wife's going. - They always do.
00:57:49 I'll wait in the car.
01:02:55 Staffan, look at that.
01:06:10 I've come to take you away. - Where?
01:07:39 It's beating here all alone.
01:10:29 Subtitles by Mikko Lyytikainen

Cast & Characters

Matti Pellonpää Nikander Kati Outinen Ilona Rajamäki Sakari Kuosmanen Melartin Esko Nikkari Co-worker Kylli Köngäs Ilona's Girlfriend Pekka Laiho Shop Steward Jukka-Pekka Palo Third Man Svante Korkiakoski Police Mari Rantasila Nikander's Sister Safka Pekkonen Pianist

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed387
Dialogue density5.2 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:10:29

Production Record

DirectorAki Kaurismäki
LanguageFI
IMDb votes7,823