Comedy ·Drama · Finland · 1981 · 53m

The Liar

Valehtelija

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Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Cast
Aki Kaurismäki as Ville Alfa Pirkko Hämäläinen as Tuula Juuso Hirvikangas as Juuso Matti Pellonpää as Fan of Chandler Lars Lindberg as Harri Mikko Mattila as Fan of Hemingway
Crew
Anne Lakanen — Editor Antti Kari — Editor Aki Kaurismäki — Writer Pauli Pentti — Writer Mika Kaurismäki — Producer
Synopsis

Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.

Mood & Themes
aspiring writertrying to impress womenimpulsive drifter
Key Collaborators
Mika Kaurismäki Director Anne Lakanen Editor Antti Kari Editor Aki Kaurismäki Writer Pauli Pentti Writer Mika Kaurismäki Producer
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