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Actors: Markku Peltola, Katie Outinen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Man Without a Past |
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In this Finnish comedy laced with social criticism, a laborer arrives in the Big City from the hinterlands and is promptly beaten to a pulp and robbed. The victim -- known throughout the movie only as "M" -- awakens in a hospital but cannot recall his past. With no money, ID, or anyone he can turn to, M ends up on the waterfront, in an enclave of homeless people. The rest of the film depicts the way M tries to become a productive member of society -- by finding meaningful employment, putting together a makeshift home, bonding with his fellow homeless companions, and falling in love.
--Elana Starr, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Man Without a Past |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- recovery from terrorist/crime attack
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- coping with poverty (general)
Brain/Body not working?
- amnesia
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Scandinavia
Water?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Non-American film?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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