The Man Without a Past 2002 123movies

Watch: Mies vailla menneisyyttä 2002 123movies, Full Movie Online – The second part of Aki Kaurismäki’s “Finland” trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track..
Plot: A man arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track.
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Ratings:

	7.6/10 Votes: 23,716
	98% | RottenTomatoes
	84/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 239 Popularity: 10.951 | TMDB

Reviews:

Simple virtues!
This is the first Aki Kaurismaki film that I have seen and it is the second film in a trilogy. I definitely want to see the first one now and I plan on seeing the third whenever it comes to my neck of the woods. Film is a very simple story of a man (Markku Peltola) who while waiting for a train goes to a park and falls asleep on a park bench. Three thugs come along and beat and rob him. He is so beaten that when he wakes up in a hospital he has amnesia. We never do find out his name! He leaves the hospital and has no where to go. A very poor family living in a metal container take him in and try to help him. He goes to the Salvation Army for free food and an opportunity to work small jobs and its there that he meets Irma (Kati Outinen) and is attracted to her. The film follows this man as he romances Irma and works odd jobs. Its all presented in a very dry and droll comedic fashion. All the characters are very emotionless no matter what the circumstances are and in some ways its reminiscent of the films that Jacques Tati use to make. In one scene in a bank a robber enters and shoots a broken security camera and the teller and our protagonist all act very calm and very polite. At the heart of this film is even though the characters are very quiet they are very helpful of one another and seem to care for each other. I have heard that all of Kaurismaki films are like this and its been nicknamed “Aki’s world”. Kaurismaki is a very unique filmmaker and the way he presents his characters is in contrast to the bleak area that they live in. Even though the film and the characters are laid back in their attitude, the romance between the man and Irma shouts of passion. Their affection and fondness for one another doesn’t need words. It rings loud and clear!

Treading an amusingly fine line (spoilers spoilers spoilers)
The events depicted in ‘Man Without A Past’ would probably be, in any other film, reasonably disturbing. A guy gets brutally beaten within an inch of his life, loses all memory of his previous life, is forced to live in a shack with a Branson wannabe landlord, is the victim of armed robbery and police maltreatment, and finally finds out that his wife in a previous life had just ditched him.

Yet, Kaurismaki represents these events in such a way that everything just seems…funny. The performances from the actors seem very contrived and wooden, devoid of any actual emotion, which gives the whole film a very light-hearted feel, working hand in hand with amusing traits that most of the characters possess. This, coupled with a jaunty soundtrack and some brilliantly written dialogue (“Leave my metabolism out of this”), puts a smile on the audience’s faces. But then you realise you’re smiling, and considering the subject matter, the whole film becomes insanely surreal.

One reading of the film could say that the light-hearted treatment is actually a representation of the love and community spirit that is thematic in the film. The vagrants work together, even the landlord is prepared to do anything for a modest fee, and they can always rely on the kindness of strangers, or the Salvation Army. This sense of community culminates in the film’s ending.

Maybe if Markku Pelota was all alone without a memory then the film would be a lot more disturbing. But, as it is, he is surrounded by kindness and love, and so the moral of this story is, if you’re ever down on your luck, go to Finland! Genius.

8/10

Other Information:

Original Language fi
Runtime 1 hr 37 min (97 min)
Budget 0
Revenue 921
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Aki Kaurismäki
Writer Aki Kaurismäki
Actors Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Annikki Tähti
Country Finland, Germany, France
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 27 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Arriflex 35 BL2
Laboratory Finnlab Oy, Helsinki, Finland
Film Length 2,645 m
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm