Calamari Union
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| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Produced by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Written by | Aki Kaurismäki |
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Timo Eränkö Kari Heiskanen Asmo Hurula Sakke Järvenpää |
| Music by | Mikko Mattila Jone Takamäki |
| Cinematography | Harri Laakso Mikko Mattila |
| Edited by | Aki Kaurismäki Raija Talvio |
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Aki Kaurismäki/Villealfa Film Productions
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Running time
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80 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | English Finnish |
Calamari Union is a 1985 Finnish surreal comedy film, the second full-length film by the director Aki Kaurismäki. It stars Timo Eränkö, Kari Heiskanen, Asmo Hurula and Sakke Järvenpää.
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An absurdist comedy, the film is considered to be satirical cult classic. Caryn James of The New York Times described the film as "gleefully absurdist", adding that Kaurismäki "takes over the American gangster film and flavors it with his improbable humor". Others have drawn connections between The Saimaa Gesture and Calamari Union and the Finnish punk movement.
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