The Match Factory Girl

Name: The Match Factory Girl
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1992-11-06
Duration: 1 h 9 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Elina Salo, Kati Outinen

– Iris (Kati Outinen) has a soul-deadening job as a quality-control worker watching boxes of matches g..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 9 Minutes

Release Year:

1990

Original Name:

Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö

The Match Factory Girl (1990) - Also known as Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö

Iris (Kati Outinen) has a soul-deadening job as a quality-control worker watching boxes of matches go by on an assembly line all day. At night, she eats silently with her dour mother (Elina Salo) and stepfather (Esko Nikkari). One weekend, wearing her new red dress at a local dance, she ends up going home with Aarne (Vesa Vierikko), whom she mistakenly believes is her new boyfriend. When she discovers that she's pregnant, years of pent-up rage explode in a shocking outburst.

Styles:

Reflective, Enigmatic, Tragicomedy, Melancholic, Gloomy, Talky, Bleak, Psychological, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

Year 1989, 1980s

Producing Country:

Finland, Sweden

Filming Locations:

Helsinki Finland, Finland

Genre:

Comedy, Drama

The Match Factory Girl (1990) - Trailer

Release Date:

06 Nov 1992

Language:

Finnish

MPAA Content-Rating:

Not Rated

Directed by:

Aki Kaurismäki

Story Written By:

Aki Kaurismäki

Main Actors:

Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Elina Salo, Kati Outinen

Plot:

Iris has a dead-end job in a match-factory, lives with her dour and forbidding parents, and her social life is a disaster. But when she is made pregnant after a one-night stand by a man who thought she was a prostitute, she decides that enough is enough and plans her revenge...

Awards:

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Production Company:

Criterion Collection

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10