Shadows in Paradise

Shadows in Paradise (Finnish: Varjoja paratiisissa) is a 1986 Finnish art house comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film stars Kati Outinen as Ilona and Matti Pellonpää as Nikander. Ilona is a supermarket check-out clerk who meets Nikander, a lonely garbage man, and they develop romantic feelings towards each other. Both of them are extremely shy so this hinders fast development of their relationship.

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• Cast and characters
• References

Shadows in Paradise was awarded the Best Film award at the 1987 Jussi Awards.

This is the first film in Kaurismäki's Proletariat Trilogy (Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory Girl). The trilogy has been released on Region One DVD by Criterion, in their Eclipse box-sets, and on region-free Blu-ray discs by Future Film in Scandinavia.

Cast and 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

Mato Valtonen – Pelle