Fallen Leaves
The distinctive Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has made his own charming take on a fateful romance imbued with a love of filmmaking, which won the Jury Prize at Cannes.
- Kuolleet lehdet
- Finland 2023
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- Czech
- 81 min.
- 12+
Holappa works as a construction laborer, lives in a workers' hostel, and drowns his sorrows in the excessive consumption of alcohol. Ansa has a poorly paid job at a supermarket and returns home in the evenings to an empty apartment, where the radio is tuned in to news of Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine. One night, the trajectories of their lives intersect at a dingy karaoke bar… This year Aki Kaurismäki, a living legend known for his distinctive directorial style and extremely dry sense of humor, returned to Cannes in best form for the first time in twelve years. His melancholic romantic comedy, set to the rhythm of “Mambo Italiano,” melted the hardened hearts of even the greatest cynics and took home the Jury Prize.
Read moreCannes Film Festival
2023 – Aki Kaurismäki (Jury Prize)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
2023 – Aki Kaurismäki (FIPRESCI Film of the Year)
Munich Film Festival
2023 – Aki Kaurismäki (Audience Award)
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