Zombie and the Ghost Train

1991 Finnish film

Sakke Järvenpää
Mika Kaurismäki
Pauli Pentti

Produced byMika KaurismäkiStarring

Silu Seppälä
Marjo Leinonen
Matti Pellonpää

CinematographyOlli VarjaEdited byMika KaurismäkiMusic byMauri SuménDistributed byFinnkino

Release date

26 July 1991 (1991-07-26) (Finland)

Running time

88 minutesCountryFinlandLanguagesFinnish
English
Turkish

Zombie and the Ghost Train (Finnish: Zombie ja Kummitusjuna) is a 1991 Finnish film directed by Mika Kaurismäki. It focuses on Antti (aka Zombie), a loner who loves performing music but leads a miserable life otherwise.

Cast

Silu Seppälä as Zombie
Marjo Leinonen as Marjo
Matti Pellonpää as Harri
Vieno Saaristo as Äiti
Juhani Niemelä as Isä

Reception

Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Kaurismaki is more successful with wry, atmospheric touches than with efforts to find emotional intensity in Zombie's plight."^[1] Kevin Thomas wrote, "It is as fine as anything either of the talented, charismatic Kaurismaki brothers has ever done. It is a rueful, often darkly funny portrait".^[2]

References

^ Maslin, Janet (1991-10-04). "Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
^ Thomas, Kevin (1992-10-16). "'Boheme' and 'Zombie' Top Finnish Series". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-02-18.