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When morning dawns on the Bosporus strait and a zombie sits down for a morning beer, you know you\u2019re in for an absurdly funny ride.<\/span><\/p>\n

In director Mika Kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s melancholic comedy <\/span>Zombie and the Ghost Train<\/span><\/i>, a Finnish musician, lost and far removed both physically and mentally from his former life, finds himself in Istanbul. Silu Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4, bass player for Sleepy Sleepers and Leningrad Cowboys, plays the Zombie as a quiet outsider unable to live up to the expectations of society. His escape abroad is less a choice than an attempt to find a place where he is not expected to fulfill any role. Love, alcoholism, and the shadow cast by the titular ghost band thrust the Zombie toward the unexpected in this melancholic, intimate, and timeless portrayal of alienation.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film\u2019s combination of laconic humor, restrained narration, and fragile humanity is a breath of fresh air for the Finnish film scene. Shot during the Gulf War, the film includes a shot of a bird smeared in oil that remains relevant to this day as a timely reflection concerning humanity and the state of the world we live in.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kaurism\u00e4ki builds the film around Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4\u2019s personality with an almost documentary approach, earning both men Jussi Awards, Finland\u2019s highest film honors. In her film review for Helsingin Sanomat (Finland\u2019s largest subscription newspaper), Helena Yl\u00e4nen named Zombie <\/i>as Kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s most beautiful film.<\/span><\/p>\n

Otto Kylm\u00e4l\u00e4<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When morning dawns on the Bosporus strait and a zombie sits down for a morning beer, you know you\u2019re in for an absurdly funny ride. In director Mika Kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s melancholic comedy Zombie and the Ghost Train, a Finnish musician, lost and far removed both physically and mentally from his former life, finds himself in Istanbul…. 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