Still of the film I Hired a Contract Killer
Screening
I Hired a Contract Killer
Aki Kaurismäki
February 23 – March 4 2025
Free admission upon registration
A businessman, after losing his job and realizing he's alone in the world, decides to take his own life. However, lacking the courage to do it alone, he hires a hitman. While waiting to die, he meets a woman he falls hopelessly in love with. Absurd and existential, the film is a rare and captivating testament to 1980s London. In his first collaboration with Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki, the French actor Jean-Pierre Léaud proves to be perfect for the director's quirky, impassive, and not exactly comedic style.
Info
Running time: 79'
Language: Finnish with Italian subtitles
Entrance to the screening does not include a visit to the exhibition Il Nostro Tempo, CinéFondationCartier, which can be accessed with a valid ticket.
Credits
Year of production: 1990
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Production: Pinku's Film Production
Country: Finland, Sweden, France, Germany, UK
The screening is part of the public program accompanying the exhibition Il Nostro Tempo, CinéFondationCartier, presented as part of the cultural partnership with Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain. The program of film screenings and meetings is co-curated by Triennale Milano and Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain together with the Piccolo America-Cinema Troisi Foundation.
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