Calamari Union/Shadows In Paradise

[Machine Translation] [The career summary BD-BOX "Keats! Kaurismaki Blu-ray BOX Part2". This is the long-awaited second volume of the long-awaited Blu-ray release of the gems of Kaurismaki's works, which have become difficult to obtain due to the limited time production. The Kaurismaki Universe is a film that will touch your heart again and again. The second Blu-ray release of the much-anticipated and much-loved KAURISMAKI UNIVERSE, which is a prequel to the hit "The Shoemaker of Le Havre," "L'avi de boheme," "The Floating Cloud," which is considered one of his best films of his middle period, and "The Man Without a Past," which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Film Festival. Calamari Union" (80 min.) / / / 15 Franks from "Calamari Union" decide to leave their poor and stifling town and head for Eira, the land of hope. But the journey is full of mysteries, and the Franks fall one by one... The improvisational direction of this second film is full of playfulness, humor, and venom. Dusk in Paradise" is a sad love story between Nicandel, a garbage collector, and Ilona, a supermarket cashier. The scenery of Helsinki and the songs in this early masterpiece eloquently tell the story of a love that develops as the harshness of reality washes over them. Kaurismaki says, "'Withered Leaves' is 'Dusk in Paradise 2.0. Included in the special features is the short film "Our Penguin Boots" (5 min.).

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[愛すべき アキ・カウリスマキ] 2023年12月に再発売されたキャリア総括BD-BOX「キートス!! カウリスマキ Blu-ray BOX Part2」。期間限定生産につき現在入手困難となった珠玉の逸品、愛おしい作品群が約3年ぶりにファン待望の単品Blu-ray化、第2弾。何度見てもじんわりと心に沁みるカウリスマキ・ユニヴァース。大ヒット作『ル・アーヴルの靴みがき』の前日譚である『ラヴィ・ド・ボエーム』、監督中期の秀作とされる『浮き雲』やカンヌ国際映画祭グランプリ受賞の大ヒット作『過去のない男』が登場。■『カラマリ・ユニオン』 (80分)・・・「カラマリ・ユニオン」の15人のフランクたちが貧しく息苦しい町を出て、希望の地エイラへと向かおうと決起する。だがその旅路は謎だらけのまま、フランクたちは次々と倒れてゆく・・・。即興的な演出で、遊び心とユーモア、そして毒気が存分に発揮された第二作。■『パラダイスの夕暮れ』・・・ゴミ収集人のニカンデルとスーパーのレジ係イロナの悲哀に満ちた恋物語。現実の厳しさに洗われながらぎくしゃくと進展する恋の行方を、ヘルシンキの景色や挿入歌が雄弁に物語る初期の傑作。カウリスマキは「『枯れ葉』は『パラダイスの夕暮れ 2.0』」と発言している。特典映像には短編『俺(おい)らのペンギン・ブーツ』 (5分)を収録。