Everything Kaurismäki had stylistically worked for so far. Ariel is full of minimalistic, dark deadpan humour, subtle details, visual storytelling and possibly the greatest and bleakest death sequence ever! Man's search for new life is playfully underlined by the bizarre events and stylish soundtrack. Ariel is part the 'working class' trilogy.

Aki Kaurismäki - the Finnish cinema auteur.
Five early films from the master of dry, dark deadpan humour. His films rely on low-key acting, simple cinematic storytelling and are always accompanied by stylish soundtracks and calm, but beautiful cinematography. No other film-maker is quite able to celebrate the lives of such uniquely inarticulate, alienated, unglamorous or misunderstood characters with such style and dry wit. His film 'The Man Without a Past' won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival 2002.