Drifting Clouds

7.6(198)19961h 37m

ComedyDrama

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.

Director

Aki Kaurismäki

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Cast

Kati Outinen

Ilona

Kari Väänänen

Lauri

Elina Salo

Mrs. Sjöholm

Sakari Kuosmanen

Melartin

Markku Peltola

Lajunen

Matti Onnismaa

Forsström

Shelley Fisher

Pianist

Markus Allan

Orchestra Member

Pauli Granfelt

Orchestra Member

Kari Lindqvist

Orchestra Member

Pentti Mutikainen

Orchestra Member

Tommi Parkkonen

Orchestra Member

Reviews

1 review

CRCulver

7y ago

6.0

The Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has made several films about the "little people" in society, hardworking folk who have a spot of bad luck and risk being overlooked by the state bureaucracy and business development schemes that are ostensibly there to help them. KAUAS PILVET KARKAAVAT from 1996 (released as "Drifting Clouds" in English-speaking markets) is one such tale of adversity. Ilona (Kat...