Fallen Leaves (2023)

Original title

Kuolleet lehdet

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Genre

drama film, comedy film, romance film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 21m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 744 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two lonely working-class people in Helsinki cross paths and tentatively begin a romance. They navigate miscommunications and setbacks as they try to connect.

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What happens

Fallen Leaves (Finnish: Kuolleet lehdet, lit. 'Dead Leaves') is a 2023 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. It is Kaurismäki's 20th full-length film and a continuation of his Proletariat series, which was originally planned as a trilogy and already includes Shadows in Paradise (1986), Ariel (1988), and The Match Factory Girl (1990). Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen star in the main roles. The film is a co-production between Finland and Germany. The film premiered on 22 May 2023 at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in its main competition section, where it won the Jury Prize. It was released in Finland on 15 September 2023. It received critical acclaim and was named one of the top five international films of 2023 by the New York-based National Board of Review. The film was chosen as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards, and was one of the 15 finalist films in the December shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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