La Vie de bohème (1992 film)
La Vie de bohème (or The Bohemian Life; Finnish: Boheemielämää) is a 1992 tragicomedy film directed by Aki Kaurismäki and starring Matti Pellonpää, Évelyne Didi and André Wilms. Kaurismäki's screenplay for the film was loosely based on Henri Murger's influential 1851 novel Scènes de la vie de bohème which has spawned several on-screen adaptations as well as plays and operas, the most notable being Giacomo Puccini's 1896 La bohème.
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| Directed by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Screenplay by | Aki Kaurismäki |
| Based on | Scènes de la vie de bohème by Henri Murger |
| Produced by | Aki Kaurismäki |
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| Cinematography | Timo Salminen |
| Edited by | Veikko Aaltonen |
Production company | Sputnik |
| Distributed by | Finnkino |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
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| Language | French |
The film was a critical success earning several awards. FIPRESCI awarded the film the Forum of New Cinema award at the 1992 Berlin International Film Festival. At the 1992 European Film Awards, Matti Pellonpää and André Wilms were awarded the Best European Actor and Best Supporting Actor respectively while Évelyne Didi was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress and the film was nominated for the Best Film Award. Kaurismäki won the Best Director award at the 1993 Jussi Awards. Le Havre (2011) is a follow-up movie to La Vie de bohème having many of the same actors 19 years older.