The Liar (1981)
Valehtelija
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
- Date of release
- 1981-02-27
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (20)
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Director
- Mika Kaurismäki
Casting
- Aki Kaurismäki — Ville Alfa
- Pirkko Hämäläinen — Tuula
- Juuso Hirvikangas — Juuso
- Matti Pellonpää — Fan of Chandler
- Lars Lindberg — Harri
- Mikko Mattila — Fan of Hemingway
- Eija Vilpas — Woman at Bar Counter
- Markku Peltola — Ball thrower in Mermaid Hall
- Mikko Kivinen — Sturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall
- Juice Leskinen — Himself
- Esa Sirkkunen — Olli
- Jukka Järvelä — Man at Bar Counter
Interesting facts
The Liar is a 1981 Finnish comedy film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. The film, in which the director also played, is his diploma film and directorial debut
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