The Liar
Also known as Liar, Valehtelija
1981 film by Mika Kaurismäki
Film · TMDB
6.2Talkative, 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.
Released: 1981-02-2753 minDir: Mika KaurismäkiComedy, DramaBudget: $27,630
Cast
- Aki Kaurismäki as Ville Alfa
- Pirkko Hämäläinen as Tuula
- Juuso Hirvikangas as Juuso
- Matti Pellonpää as Fan of Chandler
- Lars Lindberg as Harri
- Mikko Mattila as Fan of Hemingway
Themes
- aspiring writer
- trying to impress women
- impulsive drifter