M arrives in Helsinki, where he is attacked by thugs and pronounced dead by medics. When he miraculously recovers, covered in bandages and with no recollection of his past, he sets out to build himself a new life. With a very Lynchian central motif – the interchange between fantasy and reality – Kaurismäki’s film is a charming meditation on kindness.
The Man Without a Past
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki