The Liar
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The Liar 1981 Directed by Mika Kaurismäki Valehtelija

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-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.

Production Countries Finland , Germany
Language Finnish
Spoken Language Finnish
Gneres Comedy , Drama
Budget $27,630
Release Date 27 February 1981
53 mins
Cast
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki Ville Alfa
Pirkko Hämäläinen
Pirkko Hämäläinen Tuula
Juuso Hirvikangas
Juuso Hirvikangas Juuso
Matti Pellonpää
Matti Pellonpää Fan of Chandler
Lars Lindberg
Lars Lindberg Harri
Mikko Mattila
Mikko Mattila Fan of Hemingway
Eija Vilpas
Eija Vilpas Woman at Bar Counter
Markku Peltola
Markku Peltola Ball thrower in Mermaid Hall
Mikko Kivinen
Mikko Kivinen Sturdy Ball Thrower in Mermaid Hall
Juice Leskinen
Juice Leskinen Himself
Esa Sirkkunen
Esa Sirkkunen Olli
Jukka Järvelä
Jukka Järvelä Man at Bar Counter
Marja Heiskanen
Marja Heiskanen Kiosk Vendor
Toni Sulzbeck
Toni Sulzbeck Bum
Taina Nyström
Taina Nyström Girl in Pavement Cafe
Juhani Tommola
Juhani Tommola Doorman
Reino Markkanen
Reino Markkanen
Paula Kaurismäki
Paula Kaurismäki
Tapio Saariaho
Tapio Saariaho
Virve Larimo
Virve Larimo
Jukka Anttila
Jukka Anttila
Tinnu Suninen
Tinnu Suninen
Kalevi Kannisto
Kalevi Kannisto
Anne-Mari Salo
Anne-Mari Salo
Markku Oikkonen
Markku Oikkonen
Crew
Director
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Writers
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
Pauli Pentti
Pauli Pentti
Producer
Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki
Editors
Anne Lakanen
Anne Lakanen
Antti Kari
Antti Kari
Sound
Erkki Vesterinen
Erkki Vesterinen
Mikael Sievers
Mikael Sievers
Veikko Partanen
Veikko Partanen
Music
Lasse Keso
Lasse Keso
Assistant Director
Pauli Pentti
Pauli Pentti
Additional Photography
Olli Varja
Olli Varja