Director
Christian Lindblad
Composer
Björn B. Lindström
Cast
Sam Huber, Mari Vainio, Merja Larivaara
Edition 1994
80'
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1993
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Drama, Comedy
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Dialogue:
Finnish
The "school of Aki Kaurismäki" has reproduced here a terrific tale of sex, drugs and survival by the hand of first time filmmaker Christian Lindblad. With quite striking black and white photography Lindblad crafts an atmospheric and laidback trip of the eponymous Ripa, a would-be film director whose attempts to get work get him further into trouble (financial and otherwise), whilst giving him a permanent hangover and sex-insatiable girlfriends. Ripa narrates the story in a Raymond Chandler-like manner, and is surprisingly likable as the hero who rapidly falls out of life support systems. This is a tragicomic film with disarming touches which manages to touch you even if you think that people like Ripa don't live on earth, but on Mars.
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Credits
Directors
Christian Lindblad
Composers
Björn B. Lindström
Cast
Sam Huber, Mari Vainio, Merja Larivaara
Scenario
Christian Lindblad
Director of Photography
Ilkka Ruuhijärvi
Editors
Ulli Enckell
Producers
Klaus Heydemann, Aki Kaurismäki
More info
Dialogue
Finnish
Countries of production
Finland
Year
1993