The Man Without a Past
夜行列車でヘルシンキに着いた男が、暴漢に襲われて重傷を負い、極貧の一家に拾われて命は取り留めるが、記憶喪失に。日雇い労働をして暮らすようになった彼は、救世軍で働く女性イルマと出会い、心を通わせていく。アキ・カウリスマキ監督作の常連ヒロイン女優オウティネンが、本作で02年カンヌ映画祭主演女優賞を受賞。フィンランドのムード歌謡=イスケルマの名曲の数々とともに、監督がファンだと公言するクレイジーケンバンドの「ハワイの夜」が挿入歌として登場。
A man arrives in Helsinki on an overnight train, is attacked by thugs, and suffers severe injuries. He is taken in by a destitute family and survives, but loses his memory. He begins a life of day labor and meets Irma, a woman working for the Salvation Army, and they grow close. Outinen, a regular heroine actress in Aki Kaurismäki's films, won the Best Actress award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for this role. Along with the classic Finnish mood music known as iskelmä, the film features "Hawaii no Yoru" by Crazy Ken Band, a band the director has publicly declared himself a fan of.
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