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The Man Without a Past

2002 film by Aki Kaurismäki
Movie film Q944984
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Summary

The Man Without a Past is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,242 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Nordic Council Film Prize[3], Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4], Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress[5]
  • Director: Aki Kaurismäki[6]
  • Screenwriter: Aki Kaurismäki[7]
  • Composer: Leevi Madetoja[8]
  • Genre: drama film[9], comedy film[10]
  • Cast member: Markku Peltola[11], Kati Outinen[12], Juhani Niemelä[13], Sakari Kuosmanen[14], Esko Nikkari[15], Kaija Pakarinen[16], Annikki Tähti[17], Anneli Sauli[18], Elina Salo[19], Outi Mäenpää[20], Pertti Sveholm[21], Janne Hyytiäinen[22], Antti Reini[23], Marko Haavisto[24]
  • Producer: Aki Kaurismäki[25]
  • Part of the series: Finland trilogy[26]
  • Production company: Sputnik[27], Pandora Film[28], Pyramide Productions[29]
  • Director of photography: Timo Salminen[30]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Finnish[31]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[32]
  • Review score: 98%[33], 8/10[34], 84/100[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: Finland[37], Germany[38], France[39]
  • Publication date: March 1, 2002[40], November 14, 2002[41], May 22, 2002[42], January 24, 2003[43], April 4, 2003[44]
  • Distributed by: Bavaria Film[45]
  • Narrative location: Helsinki[46]
  • Main subject: amnesia[47], identity[48]
  • Film editor: Timo Linnasalo[49]
  • Participant in: 15th European Film Awards[50]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[51], European Film Award for Best Film[52], European Film Award for Best Director[53]

Why It Matters

The Man Without a Past has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did The Man Without a Past receive?

Honors received include Nordic Council Film Prize[3], Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix[4], and Jussi Award for Best Leading Actress[5].

Related Entities

Aki Kaurismäki film Finland France Germany Helsinki

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . filmportal.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Elonet. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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