Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Age rating
- 15
- Language
- English
- Country
- Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
The story
After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life. Lacking courage, he hires a contract killer to do the job. Then, while awaiting his demise, he meets a woman and promptly falls in love.
- london
- england
- florist
- dark comedy
- contract killer
- redundancy
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
- Imogen Claire — Secretary
- Angela Walsh — Landlady
- Cyril Epstein — Cab Driver
- Nicky Tesco — Pete
- Charles Cork — Al
- Michael O'Hagan — Killer's Boss
- Tex Axile — Bartender
- Walter Sparrow — Receptionist
- Tony Rohr — Frank
- Joe Strummer — Guitarist
- Peter Graves — Jeweller
- Directed
- Aki Kaurismäki
- Written
- Aki Kaurismäki
Production
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 · 236 ratings
- Studio
- Villealfa Filmproductions, Finnkino, Esselte Video, Megamania, Pyramide Productions, Pandora Film
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
