"Tickets, please!" "THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST" "Written, directed and produced by AKI KAURISMÄKI" "Bingo!" "Lajunen, from the mers room." "We have a dead man here." "His pulse is fading." "We're losing him." "Perhaps it's better this way than a life as a vegetable." "5:12 a.m." " What is the deceased's name?" " We don't know." "Notify the morgue." "I'm needed at the maternity ward." "Is he dead?" "No, he's moving." " Can I see you outside?" " In a minute." "What should we do?" "Take him to the hospital?" "I don't know." "Maybe he ran away from the prison mental hospital." "We'll ask him when he's better." " Until then, we'll let him rest." " You're the boss." "Yes." "Get some eggs and milk." "Don't stay out all evening." "Thank you." " So you can talk." " Sure." "I just haven't had anything to say before." " You're kind." " I don't know about that." "We've been lucky, this place and Nieminers job." " What does he do?" " He's a night watchman at the coal yard." "Just a couple of nights a week, but still..." "We can soon apply for public housing." "They'll be taking new applications in a year or two." " That is good." " What do you do?" " I don't know." " You don't know?" "My head's damaged somehow." "I don't even remember who I am." "My, that's bad." "Care for a cup of coffee?" "No, thanks." "It's Friday." "Let's go out for dinner." "Oh, what joy I have found a friend" "My sins are washed away" "I'm always blessed by my friend" "He brings sweet peace to my soul" "He comforts me When the road is rough" "My Savior walks close to me" "I'm freed from misery and sorrow" "As long as Jesus I follow" "He's a faithful friend" "Will you have a beer if I buy you one?" "I'll take offense and turn mean if you refuse." "Or are you against drinking?" "Don't think so." "As far as I know." "I got paid today." "Not much, but enough for us to have two beers without Kaisa noticing." "Perhaps." "Two beers." "I'm paying." "A sea gull." "An ashtray." "A stub." "A Taurus." "Eight times eight?" " Sixty-one." " Seventy-two." " A woman." " You make jokes, that's good." "Never give up, even if you've lost your memory." "Life goes forward not backwards." "You'd be in trouble if it did." "How much do you remember?" "I was on a train." " It was dark outside." " And before that?" " It's all black." " Your childhood?" " Not a sound, just a gloomy night." " Your name?" "Your age?" "Forget it." "I was on a train, that's all." "What about Helsinki?" "Are you from here?" "Don't think so." "The city seems strange to me." "Another round?" "Maybe there's a blood clot in your head where the memory is." " Alcohol will dissolve it." " You have one." "Bring me water." "I used to do a lot of drinking when I was younger, before my marriage." "I could drink for two days in a row." "But you're young only once." "Workmars hands." "You've done something something simple." "You don't look like an educated man." " Thanks." " You're welcome." "I'll get that beer." "Hey, mate!" "Missed." "Just a thought." "I saw a film as a child where a man got his memory back when struck again." " I see." " Yes." "Thanks for the beer." "I'm going for a walk now." "You're welcome." "It gave me the excuse to drink eight." "I may get a whipping at home, though." "Stand up for yourself." "See you." "She won't hit in front of the kids." "Bye." "This is the man." "This here's Anttila." "The Whip of God to my friends." "Who are you?" "He doesn't know." "Found on the beach some sort of driftwood." " Let the man speak for himself." "This is a private beach, but if you have a cigarette I can let it go." "Just once." " All I have are hand-rolled cigarettes." " Then it means prison." "Your interests may be mutual." "He needs a place to stay." "That'd make a difference." "If you lived here I naturally wouldn't arrest you." " Got one?" " What?" " A place to rent." "Does a bird have wings?" "Does a wolf cry out his loneliness?" " Eriksors container's empty." " Where is he?" "Froze to death last winter." "All this is unofficial, of course." "If the authorities ask I shall deny you thrice like Peter denied Christ at the coal fire." "As it happens, I don't even know who I am." "Then we must make a verbal agreement." "A hundred." " A month?" " A week." "Paid in advance each Monday." " It's not cheap." " I must make a living too." "Many people would pay triple for a sea view." "And you don't look like you'd last the winter." "You seem to be quite plump yourself." "Keep my metabolism out of this." " How about electricity?" " Included in the rent." "The power pole is there." "I'll lend you a screwdriver." " When can I move in?" " As soon as I turn my back." " And the keys?" " You see a lock anywhere?" "No." "Don't go splitting hairs or I'll take the door too." " A month's rent, in advance." " Tomorrow, God willing." "He moves in mysterious ways." "If you don't pay up I'll send my killer dog to bite your nose off." "It only causes trouble anyway, shadows the way wherever I go." "You wouldn't be able to smoke in the shower anymore." "Bye." " May I take this?" " Go ahead." "Thanks." "What do I owe you?" "If you see me face down in the gutter, turn me on my back." "Kaisa promised you a mattress." "We've an extra one." "A jukebox." "Wort work." "These were left over." "It should work now." "The soup had too little salt in it." "Perhaps the rain watered it down." "There were cabbage and potatoes, anyway." " What more do you want?" "Meat?" " Never." "It was good." "What's your name?" "Angling for another plateful?" "No chance." "You look lousy, by the way." "I've had misfortunes, but I'll overcome them in a couple of days." "Visit us." "You need new clothes." "Looking like that, no one will take you seriously." "So I've noticed." "And try to pull yourself together." "Bye, now." "I must hurry." "I was told to pull myself together." "Do you know how to do the washing?" "Never bothered to learn." "Kaisa's always seen to it." "So far." "Nor do we have a washing machine, as I don't have any credit." "But the neighbor has one because he's wealthy." "Come in!" "I'd make some coffee, but I'm all out." "Thanks, but I'm in a hurry." "How are you?" "If the garbage collectors' strike continues I must go on a diet or move away." " Where's the employment agency?" " See that church tower?" " Follow its shadow, and you're there." " Excellent!" "Isn't it?" "Now, if you'll allow me." "I'm sorry, I can't do this." " You do know how to write your name." " Yes." " But these questions..." " I'll help you." "It's not difficult." "Your surname, both given names date and place of birth, social security number." "Can I help?" "Wait here." "Are you making fun of us?" "Surely you have a name." "Of course I do." "I was hit on the head several times in fact." "That's why I can't remember everything." "Why don't you ask your mother or your friends?" " Everyone has friends." " I've got one too." " But he doesn't know either." " Did he hit his head too?" "The drama school's around the corner." "They might have some use for you." "Don't waste our time again!" " Some people want to work." " What about social assistance?" "They want a name too." "Now get out of my sight." "You can find drugs on the streets." " Do you charge for it?" " Not for the water." "Go ahead." "Leftovers from lunch." " You look hungry." " I've got no money." "Doesrt matter." "It goes to waste otherwise." "Do you drink milk?" "You came for the clothes." "I came because you gave me the address." "But it's no use, I can't buy anything." "I'm an outcast." "That's no news to us." "Pay back when you're back on your feet again." "All these are donations." "You won't get ahead looking like that." "God's mercy reigns in heaven but here on the Earth one must also help oneself." "The fitting room's in the corner." "You'll go far yet." "You don't look like a drunk." "Like to tell me what happened to you?" "If you tell me your name." "I asked it once already and in my present situation I'm afraid to talk to strangers." "It's Irma." "Wait in there." "There's a wretched man out there." "I think we should help him." "All right." "Ask him in." "These need to be sorted and carried inside." "Jokinen will help you." "Jokinen." "Looks cozy." "Perhaps I should raise the rent." "That's what I wanted to talk about." "I can't pay until Friday." "Attack!" "You were lucky." "Usually people end up dead." "Start to pack." "The money will be there." "As certainly as death." "That's what gets you if you fail to pay." "I've become soft." "I'll drive myself out of the business." "I'll be in Tallinn for a week." "The dog will stay, watching you." " He only eats raw meat." " I'll take care of him." "He takes care of himself." "Don't try to pet him or you've thrown your last dart." "Does he have a name?" "Hannibal." "As our work is based on charity, we can't pay you the kind of salary private employers do." " I understand." "Sign here." "Will an X do?" " Do you live somewhere?" " I've got a home in a dormitory." "May I escort you there?" "The streets are not safe these days." " It's not far." "I can manage." " I'm sure you can." "I was thinking of myself." "I'm afraid of the dark." " It's not proper with a stranger." " But we are colleagues." "All right, let's go." " Is this where you live?" " Yes." "Thank you for escorting me." " I wasrt afraid for a moment." " That's fine." " Look out!" " What?" "There's something in your eye." " I can't feel anything." " It's just going in there." "Let me have a look." " You stole a kiss." " Forgive me." "I'm not a gentleman." "Will we see each other tomorrow?" "Without a doubt, if you come to work." "Good night." "Satisfactory." "Hannibal." "Here, boy." " He's a girl." " The man who sold it said he's a male." "He'd better return the money." "No wonder he's no good." " How was the trip to Estonia?" " I achieved my goals." "Can I borrow your car for Saturday night?" "I've never lent anyone anything in my life." "Twenty per hour plus gas." "Greed is a mortal sin." "I run a business." "The state protects business." "The state does not sin." "Quo vadis." "Reservation fee's 50." " Are you sure I can't help?" " I think it's ruined already." "Anyway, it's ready." "Do you cook often?" "Not very often." " The peas were fine." " I went to the moon yesterday." " I see." "How was it?" " Peaceful." " Meet anyone?" " Not really, it was a Sunday." " Is that why you came back?" " Yes." "And for other reasons too." "Are you pretending, or you really don't remember anything?" "I do remember something." "A factory hall by a long, straight stretch of a highway." "I did something." "A bright flame, it's hot." "It may be a dream." " I've started having them again." " That's a good sign." "Perhaps." "The thought of a grave with no name..." "Shall we sit on the couch and listen to some music?" "The spring of God is never dry" "You can drink and slake your thirst" "It's filled with the water of life" "Always cool, clear and bright" "My spring of life Never seems to dry up" "It's never touched By the droughts of time" "My soul, oh" "With all due respect, guys." "Havert you ever thought of expanding your repertoire into rhythm music?" " Why?" "This is what we always play." "I've got records at home, blues, R  B, rock 'r roll." "Come and listen, if you want." "Why not, in our free time." "Around here the music code is pretty strict." "I can have a word upstairs." "Regeneration would be fine." "We've heard about rock." "By widening your repertoire you may reach new target groups who then, with time, may find the Movement interesting." "And I do believe that while the guys' new style is in part worldly it might be beneficial to the Movement." "So far music hasn't killed anyone." "We could give it a try." "I used to do some singing myself when I was younger." "Let's go." "Because tomorrow is Midsummer, although originally a pagan feast our choir will now make an exception and perform a song about the human heart." "In its lyrics, however, we discover thoughts of the futility of our worldly life without Christ." "So small is the heart of man" "So vast, uncharted land" "Within it you find The grandest dreams" "The worlds of hate and love" "The wealth of all joy The sum of all sorrows" "Glorious love and Pairs poisonous arrows" "All can be found In the smallest of hearts" "Happiness, joy, oh" "Shallow thoughts and noble ideals" "Burning emotions and frozen feelings" "All those can be found In the smallest of hearts" "All that fate brings by" "I wonder if this was a wise thing to do." "God knows, but let them dance." "Will you go out with me on Saturday?" "We are out now." "I've got a car too." "I can't set up rendezvous during working hours." "But, all right." "So small is the heart of man" "So vast, uncharted land" "Within it you find The grandest dreams" "Where do you want to go?" "Into the woods." "I have a basket for mushrooms." " Let's take Hannibal, too, shall we?" " Of course." "She'll protect us from the wolves." "Well?" "Are these edible?" "Some are." "This one, though, is lethally poisonous." "Indeed." "It was a good catch, wasrt it?" "Lt'll make a meal." " Now what?" " We'll go and check the guys out." "I got them a gig." "I've been thinking about becoming a rock 'r roll manager." "You're very energetic nowadays." "You've regained your joy of life." "I feel strong because you inspire me." "It's all about mercy." "I'm haunted by the devil Down the corner, every street" "Wherever I may ramble He is always there to greet" "He's staring at me calmly In the bottom of my glass" "He's smiling at me wicked With the lips of an unknown lass" "I'm haunted by the devil Every day and every night" "Wherever I may ramble He is always by my side" "Just when I think I don't have to worry anymore" "If he's not behind me He's knocking on the door" "God, please help me Keep me in line" "Through the straight and narrow Would you always kindly guide?" "God, please help me Would you be my guide?" "Please, don't let me be tempted Keep me away from the darker side" "The shadow's always covering The warm side of the sun" "Waiting for the night to spoil The dreams of everyone" "If I show a happy face And even smile today" "The luck is changing The game is different almost every day" "Tickets." " What do you mean?" " You haven't paid." "But I organized this." " That's what you think." " Is that so?" " Yes." " Fancy that." " That's outrageous!" " It is, isn't it?" " May I give it a try too?" " Go ahead." "We've got work for you." "Report to the office and start next Monday at 7." "I don't care if you say your name's Franklin Delano Roosevelt and say you were born in the deserts of Egypt as long as I get what I need for taxes and pension payments." "That's all the state cares about, and I even less." "Every other worker comes from Kirghizia now and changes every two weeks." "But you need a bank account." "Can't you pay me in cash, like in the old days?" "And how do you suppose the banks would survive?" "No one could control the way you spend your money." "You'd be like a pig in a barley field, with no control." "But I have this name problem." "We'll find a name for you." "Don't be so helpless!" "Open a numbered account in Switzerland and come back." "Good day." "How are you?" "Not too good." "How can I help?" "I want to open an account." "Fill this in." "You don't understand." "It asks for my name." "I want a numbered account, like they have in Switzerland." "This one will have a number too, but you need a name anyway." "Switzerland's more liberal, but here in Finland..." "Where's everyone?" "This is a small bank." "There's no one else." "I'd like to take out 247,000 from this account." "The money is there but the account is frozen." " I know." "What's that?" "A security camera, but it doesn't work." "Not anymore, anyway." "Start counting the money." "I haven't got that much here." "I must get it from the vault." "You come with us." "Be careful." "I don't want too much." "Don't worry, I know my work." "There will be no extra money." "I'd have to pay it back myself." "I must close the door to get a head start." "I'm sorry." "Perfectly understandable in your position." "It's good that you understand." "Now stay there." "It didn't work out then." " What?" " Opening the account." "Wouldrt have made any difference." " This is the last day we're open." " Why?" "The whole bank was sold to North Korea." " What did the bank manager say?" " Nothing." "He decided on a personal solution, being fired after 38 years' service." "One year before retirement age." " I see." " Yes." "We're running out of oxygen." "The air conditioning was cut off for financial reasons." "Luckily, the police will come immediately after the alarm." "What alarm?" "So we'll die here." "We can always just breathe in." "Do you mind if I smoke?" "Does a tree mourn for a fallen leaf?" "You're not making much sense." " It was nice meeting you." " The pleasure was all mine." "This won't take long." "We just need some information." ""Besides refusing to reveal his identity the questioned had no identity papers." "Under the circumstances, the records of the hearing have not been signed by him, despite repeated requests." "Therefore we have decided to arrest him until his identity and possible involvement in the crime have been solved."" " Got your memory back yet?" " Not yet." "We don't suspect you of participation in the crime." "The bank clerk's story was quite straightforward." "Then I can go, can't I?" "The Vagrancy Act has been revoked but we have rules and regulations to keep you here." " You could be a foreigner." " But I speak Finnish." "You people learn fast." "You don't look Finnish." "How did you get into the country?" "Just a moment." "I believe I've got a right to make one phone call." "You've been watching too many films." " Who'd you call anyway?" " My girlfriend." "You've been busy, haven't you?" " I guess she has a name?" " Not for you." "Inkeri speaking." "Irma!" "It's for you." "Hello?" ""Criminal Law, chapter 16, section 4:" ""A person commits insubordination by refusing to give the police particulars stated in subsection 10 of the Police Act." "If the law does not require a harsher punishment he must be sentenced to a fine or to a maximum of three months in prison for insubordination."" "What do you say to that?" "He says nothing." "I am his lawyer and will represent the suspect from now on." "That section of the law only applies if you can prove that my client did it deliberately and with premeditation." "This is not the case, however, because it was due to a probable temporary loss of memory caused by violence." "The 1920 Supreme Court ruling number 116 states that by holding him in custody for more than 48 hours the police are not only guilty of misconduct but also of deprivation of freedom." "Following my advice, my client has, however refrained from filing a suit if set free immediately and no other action against him will be taken because of this incident." "Chapter 8, paragraph 2 of the Mental Health Act:" ""Enables an involuntary committal to a psychiatric hospital." "Due to an obvious need caused by a serious mental disturbance failure of which action would radically worsen his condition."" "Subsection 3 makes that clearly applicable only if no other mental health services are usable in his case." "To be able to apply the law you should have procured a doctor's referral for observation within 48 hours." "May I see one?" "Please leave us for a moment." "You can wait in the corridor." "That's it then." "For now." "Stay away from further trouble, especially from the law." "Here's a cigar for you." " Who sent you?" " The Salvation Army." "It's you." " I followed you from the police station." " Why?" "To apologize." "I got you in trouble." "I was in trouble already." "I thought you might do me a favor for a fee." "I had a construction company." "I bought two new machines and then everything collapsed, you remember." "The bank called in my loan getting rid of "unreliable clients."" "The machines were sold to the bank below cost." "Three weeks later, the bank sold them for three times as much." " You understand what I'm saying?" " More or less." "When my account was suddenly frozen I could not pay the salaries for men who'd already done their job." "I had to let them go and still owed them money." " Can a man stand that?" " No." "No." "I agree." "So I did what I did." "The money was mine anyway." " Will you do me the favor?" " What is it?" "Too many people here." "Let's talk in some other place." "The sums and the names are on the envelopes as well as the information where you can find them." "I come from the North, and we pay our debts." "Here." "And this is for you." " Why don't you do it yourself?" " Too risky." "The police know who did the robbery." "In that case, this is not the safest place for you." "Doesrt matter anymore." " Will you do it?" " Yes." "Tell the boys I'm sorry for what happened but there it is." "You'd better go now." "WHO IS THIS MAN?" "Bank robbery witness REFUSES TO REVEAL HIS NAME" "Rather small potatoes." "The weather was bad." "But they'll make a soup." " When did you plan to make it?" " Why so interested?" "I have an onion." "You need it for the soup." "I've got eight potatoes." "I must save three for the winter and at least two as seed potatoes." "Us farmers must think of the coming years too." "We only eat what is left over." "There's not enough for three." "I want to invite Irma for dinner." " So none for me?" " Right." " You're selfish." " I'm a realist." "You city people are children of the moment." " You might be a city man yourself." " With a harvest like this?" "Never." "Give me half a potato, for scurvy." "I won't survive without teeth." "I must go." " We've discovered your identity." " Really?" "We leaked your photo to the press, and your wife contacted us today." " My wife?" " Yes." "Your name is Jaakko Antero Lujanen." "Does it sound familiar?" " Are you sure?" " Yes." "You are a metal worker from Nurmes." " What did you say about a wife?" " She's absolutely certain." "The local police showed her your photo." "I don't know why your disappearance wasrt reported." "If you do have a wife somewhere out there you must return home." "I don't want to." "Marriage is sacred." "I brought the train schedules." "Will you stay a moment longer?" "It wouldn't be proper especially now that you're married." "You could help me pack." " But you have nothing." " That's why." "Let's just sit quietly." "I made you sandwiches." "Your home is so far away." "You won't forget the child of sorrow?" "How could I?" "You were my first love." " That was beautifully said." " Yes." "Go now." "It's time." "Hi." "Hi." "Is your mother home?" "You were always lousy at flattery." " Did you wait for me?" " For years." "Forgive me for asking, but did we fight a lot?" "You really don't remember much, do you?" "Not a thing." "We did." "More and more." "It led to a divorce." "I don't understand." " Did I drink too much?" " No, not at all." " You never touched a drink." " I didn't?" "Instead, you gambled." "Slot machines, pinball, poker, anything." "You lost all your LP's playing blackjack." " Then what happened?" " We carried on for a time." "Your guilt complexes made you speechless." "I wasrt much better myself." "Finally we slept in separate rooms." "Go on." "We filed for divorce." "You went south after a job and I never heard from you, until I saw you in the paper." "Suddenly you were famous." "A photo and all." "Now what?" "The divorce came through in June." "I would've sent you the papers, but you left me no address." "Since you never called I thought you didn't care." " I'm sorry." "I got beaten up." "I'd have written if I'd known about you." "I'm Ovaskainen." "Lujanen." " Shall we fight then?" " Why?" " I love that woman." " That's good." "She seems to like you too." " What do you mean?" " Nothing." " Nothing?" " Yes." " So no demands?" " Why should I have?" "Love each other as you would love yourself." "Talk properly." "We are divorced." "Seems like things werert too good earlier either." " So we don't need to fight?" " I don't see any reason for it." "I guess you're a better man than what I've heard." "I'll let that one pass." "Just one request." " Be good to her." " Okay, sure." " Want a ride to the station?" " Yes, please." "Now that all's been settled, you can say goodbye to her if you want." "Your sake, sir." "Thank you." "I thought we already killed that one once." "So you decided to come back." "Obviously." "What's this?" "They get what they deserve." "They've beaten up many of us." " Us?" " Yes." "I'll call for an ambulance, but not too soon if you don't mind." "Shall we go?" " Where to?" " Where were you going?" "Home." "There's a social evening at the canteen." "I remember the prettiest of parks" "The wonderful Mon Repos" "My dreams often take me back" "To that leafy fairyland" "The prettiest arched bridges" "The loveliest moonlit nights" "I have seen in the park" "Of Mon Repos" "Back to the bygone times" "My thoughts again do fly" "The days of the past" "The wondrous tales that last" "Still come alive in my mind" "I remember the beautiful park" "The wonderful Mon Repos" "Forever I've hidden In my heart the park" "Of Mon Repos" "My thoughts again return" " You did not stay away for long." " No." " For a moment I was afraid." " For no reason."