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The Liar

Mika Kaurismäki

1981 • 53m

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-intellect...

The Liar

Cast

Aki Kaurismäki

Aki KaurismäkiVille Alfa

Pirkko Hämäläinen

Pirkko HämäläinenTuula

Juuso Hirvikangas

Juuso HirvikangasJuuso

Matti Pellonpää

Matti PellonpääFan of Chandler

Lars LindbergHarri

Mikko MattilaFan of Hemingway

Eija Vilpas

Eija VilpasWoman at Bar Counter

Markku Peltola

Markku PeltolaBall thrower in Mermaid Hall

Mikko Kivinen

Mikko KivinenSturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall

Juice LeskinenHimself

Esa SirkkunenOlli

Jukka JärveläMan at Bar Counter

Marja HeiskanenKiosk Vendor

Toni SulzbeckBum

Taina NyströmGirl in Pavement Cafe

Crew

Aki Kaurismäki

Aki KaurismäkiWriter

Mika Kaurismäki

Mika KaurismäkiDirector

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The Liar (1981) — Backlot Notes