Is The Match Factory Girl sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Match Factory Girl end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Match Factory Girl easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Match Factory Girl scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Match Factory Girl violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Match Factory Girl

Name: The Match Factory Girl
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 69 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Kati Outinen, Elina Salo, Esko Nikkari, Vesa Vierikko, Reijo Taipale

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Produced by Villealfa Filmproductions, Svenska Filminstitutet

199069 min7.4 / 10

A bleak, intimate portrait of a marginalized woman's descent from loneliness into calculated revenge, suffused with existential despair and the monotony of a life without agency.

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.

Clusters

Depression and Complicity Consequences Of Wrongdoing Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Realistic Films About Cruelty Isolation And Loneliness

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Helsinki, Finland Factory Worker Match Isolation Parent Child Relationship Poison Monotony Murder Loneliness

Where to watch

StreamThe Criterion Channel

Questions people ask

Is The Match Factory Girl sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Does The Match Factory Girl end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 98% of films.
Is The Match Factory Girl easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.
Is The Match Factory Girl scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Match Factory Girl violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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