- colour, ca. 10 min
- released as part of the episode film "Ten Minutes Older - The Trumpet" in May 2002
- directed by Aki Kaurismäki
- script Aki Kaurismäki
- cinematography Timo Salminen, Olli Varja
- production Aki Kaurismäki
- music Marko Haavisto ja Poutahaukat, Piotr Tchaikovsky
- cast
- Kati Outinen (woman)
- Markku Peltola (man)
- Sulevi Peltola (man at the tyre store)
- Kirsi Tykkyläinen (ticket clerk)
- Aarre Karén (goldsmith)
- Janne Hyytiäinen (waiter)
- Pirkko Hämäläinen (woman at restaurant)
- Tomi Taskila (policeman)
- Kalevi Heinämaa (drunk)
- Marko Haavisto ja Poutahaukat (band)
- Ilkka Mertsola (chef)
- Nadja Delcos (kitchen maid)
- Pentti Haaparanta (policeman)
- Lauri Tomminen (worker)
- Olli Varja (worker)
Siunattu teknologia: The Kaurismäki Web Site - Copyright © 1995-2006 Pekka Taskinen & Kimmo Sääskilahti
Dogs Have No Hell
Comments
All Aki Kaurismäki trademarks such as sparse dialogue, use of a familiar cast, laconic direction style and subdued humour are present in this short film. It serves as a fine introduction to Aki's current direction style. As such it is an interesting counterpart to Aki's Thru The Wire short from 1987.
Notes
Dogs Have No Hell is Aki's contribution to the episode feature Ten Minutes Older - The Trumpet; the other directors contributing to it are Wim Wenders, Spike Lee, Chen Kaige, Victor Erice and Werner Herzog.
Ten Minutes Older is an episode film project that was announced at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. Ten Minutes Older - The Trumpet is accompanied by another episode project called Ten Minutes Older - The Cello.
More information
Ten Minutes Older - the official website of the film.
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