Crime and Punishment
Kaurismäki considers this a failure, and while I don't disagree I do think it's quite admirable as a first feature. Like a lot of first time filmmakers he wears his influences on his sleeves (a bit of <PERSON>, a dash of <PERSON> and <PERSON>) but it's subsumed so perfectly into his deadpan style that it doesn't overpower his own unique flavor. Interesting how he would subtract more in his subsequent films; less plot, less dialogue, even less runtime lol. Also notable for having the only dutch angle shot within his entire filmography? 83