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Release: January 21, 2014

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This deadpan tragicomedy about a group of impoverished, outcast artists living the bohemian life in Paris is among the most beguiling films by Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki (LE HAVRE). Based on stories from Henri Murger's influential mid nineteenth-century book SCENES DE LA VIE DE BOHEME (the basis for the opera LA BOEME), the film features a marvelous trio of Kaurismaki regulars, Andre Wilms, Matti Pellonpaa, and Karl Vaananen, as a poet, painter, and composer who scrape by together, sharing in life's daily absurdities. Gorgeously shot in black and white, LA VIE DE BOHEME is a vibrantly scrappy rendition of a beloved tale. This Criterion Collection edition includes new, high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray, an hour-long documentary on the making of the film, new interview with actor Andre Wilms, a booklet featuring an essay by critic Luc Sante and more!

Release: December 3, 2013

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Finland released, Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C : it WILL NOT play on regular DVD player. You need Blu-Ray DVD player to view this Blu-Ray DVD: LANGUAGES: Finnish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), Finnish ( DTS-HD Master Audio ), Danish ( Subtitles ), English ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: Iiris leads a bleak existence. She has a dead end job working on the assembly line at a match factory. What meager wages she earns all goes toward supporting her mother and stepfather, with who she lives in a small, crowded house. They largely ignore her unless she does something against their sensibilities, which leads to them exacting emotional and physical abuse toward her. And Iiris is also ignored socially, because of her overall somber demeanor and the fact that she has no money to make herself look more attractive to men. She believes her life will change with her chance meeting with well-off businessman, Aarne. However, what she believes is the start of a possible relationship with Aarne was solely a one-night stand for him, he who has no intention of ever seeing her again. The aftermath of this encounter with Aarne leads to Iiris making some decisions of how she will deal with her bleak life. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Berlin International Film Festival, ...The Match Factory Girl (1990) ( Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö )