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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:award
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Best Film at the Jussi Awards
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1 million
international festivals
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gptkbp:character
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Factory workers
Ilona's boss
Ilona's family
Ilona's love interest
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gptkbp:character_arc
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Iris's journey
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gptkbp:character_development
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Iris's transformation
Ilona's journey
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gptkbp:character_motivation
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desire for happiness
finding love
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gptkbp:character_relationships
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naivety
Iris and her boyfriend
Iris and her coworkers
Iris's struggles
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gptkbp:character_struggle
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economic hardship
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gptkbp:characters
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urban environment
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Timo_Salminen
Timo Salminen's work
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gptkbp:color
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black and white
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Finland
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive reviews
positive reviews
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gptkbp:criticism
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gptkb:Roger_Ebert
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced Finnish cinema
influenced Finnish cinema
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Jim_Jarmusch
gptkb:Aki_Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:distributor
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Kaurismäki Films
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gptkbp:editing
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gptkb:Aki_Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:film
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low budget
1980s Finland
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gptkbp:film_awards
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César Award nomination
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gptkbp:film_editing
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gptkb:Aki_Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:film_technique
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Minimalist style
long takes
Deadpan humor
deadpan humor
Long takes
inspired filmmakers
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gptkbp:filmography
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social commentary
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:drama
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gptkbp:has_backstory
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Iris's family life
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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DVD and Blu-ray
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Match Factory Girl
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Italian_Neorealism
gptkb:Bertolucci
gptkb:Fellini
gptkb:French_New_Wave
gptkb:Tarkovsky
Social realism
Bresson
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Real-life match factory workers
The Match Factory Girl (short story)
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gptkbp:is_portrayed_as
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Iris's viewpoint
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gptkbp:language
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Finnish
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gptkbp:language_spoken
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minimalistic
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gptkbp:legacy
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cult classic status
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:Iris
Ilona
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gptkbp:mood
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despair
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Mika_Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:narrative
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linear storytelling
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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minimalist
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" Hope is a dangerous thing."
" I just want to be happy."
" Life is hard, but I have to keep going."
" Love is not enough."
" Work is my only escape."
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gptkbp:notable_scene
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Iris at the factory
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gptkbp:notable_themes
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gptkb:Isolation
Love and loss
Working class struggles
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gptkbp:plot
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A young woman works in a match factory and faces hardships.
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1990
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gptkbp:production_company
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Sputnik Productions
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gptkbp:protagonist
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match factory worker
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gptkbp:release_year
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gptkb:1990
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gptkbp:remake
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gptkb:None
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gptkbp:resolution
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Iris's fate
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gptkbp:runtime
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68 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay
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gptkb:Aki_Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Helsinki
Match factory in Finland
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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gptkb:original_score
Original score by Mika Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:symbol
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the match factory
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gptkbp:symbolism
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matches
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gptkbp:theme
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loneliness
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gptkbp:themes
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alienation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Aki_Kaurismäki
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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