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Drifting Clouds (Finnish: Kauas pilvet karkaavat) is a 1996 Finnish film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen and Markku Peltola. The film is the first in Kaurismäki's Finland trilogy, the other 2 films being The Man Without a Past and Lights in the Dusk. The film was selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
01/26/1996
US Release
04/24/1998
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kati Outinen | Ilona Koponen / Ilona |
| Kari Vaananen | Lauri Koponen / Lauri |
| Elina Salo | Rouva Sjöholm / Mrs. Sjöholm |
| Sakari Kuosmanen | Melartin |
| Markku Peltola | Lajunen |
| Matti Onnismaa | Forsström |
| Matti Pellonpää | Lapsi valokuvassa |
| Pietari | Pietari |
| Shelley Fisher | Pianisti / Pianist |
| Markus Allan | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kati Outinen | Ilona Koponen / Ilona |
| Kari Vaananen | Lauri Koponen / Lauri |
| Elina Salo | Rouva Sjöholm / Mrs. Sjöholm |
| Sakari Kuosmanen | Melartin |
| Markku Peltola | Lajunen |
| Matti Onnismaa | Forsström |
| Matti Pellonpää | Lapsi valokuvassa |
| Pietari | Pietari |
| Shelley Fisher | Pianisti / Pianist |
| Markus Allan | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
| Pauli Granfelt | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
| Kari Lindqvist | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
| Pentti Mutikainen | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
| Tommi Parkkonen | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
| Taisto Wesslin | Orkesteri / Orchestra Member |
| Tuire Liiti | Tarjoilija / Waitress |
| Kaarina Väyrynen | Tarjoilija / Waitress |
| Elli Lindstedt | Vanha pariskunta / Old Couple |
| Vilhelm Lindstedt | Vanha pariskunta / Old Couple |
| Tuire Tuomisto | Kylmäkkö / Kitchen Maid |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Erkki Astala | Executive Producer |
| Reinhard Brundig | Producer |
| Aki Kaurismaki | Producer |
| Fabienne Vonier | Producer |
| Eila Werning | Producer |
| Tapan Saha | Producer |
