The Foundry

2007 0h 4m FI

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 6

Comedy

Synopsis

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Workers of a foundry eat their lunch and watch Lumiére brothers film Leaving the Factory (1895).

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Carl-Erik Calamnius
Porter
Matti Hyvönen
Worker
Arto Malmberg
Worker
Tarmo Nyholm
Worker
Jukka Rautiainen
Worker
Jukka Salmi
Worker
Marie-Christine Möller
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Writers: Aki Kaurismäki
Languages: Finnish
Countries: Finland

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RUNTIME

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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Aki Kaurismäki, shot by Olli Varja. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Aki Kaurismäki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Carl-Erik Calamnius and Matti Hyvönen and Arto Malmberg carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4818314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Aki Kaurismäki directs. Olli Varja behind the camera. Aki Kaurismäki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Finland. Dialogue in Finnish.

Trivia

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1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Aki Kaurismäki, shot by Olli Varja. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Aki Kaurismäki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Carl-Erik Calamnius and Matti Hyvönen and Arto Malmberg carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4818314 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.