Archive of films Fallen Leaves / Kuolleet lehdet

Finland / Germany
2023, 81 min

Section: Horizons
Year: 2023

Synopsis

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 from a panel headed by last year’s winner Ruben Östlund.

Lenka Tyrpáková

About the director

Aki Kaurismäki (1957, Orimattila, Finland). Selected filmography: The Match Factory Girl (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö, 1990), The Bohemian Life (La vie de bohème, 1993), Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana (Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana, 1994), The Man Without a Past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä, 2002), Lights in the Dusk (Laitakaupungin valot, 2006), The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen, 2017), Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet lehdet, 2023).

Contacts

The Match Factory
Domstrasse 60, 50668, Cologne
Germany
Tel: +49 221 539 7090
E-mail: [email protected]

Aerofilms
Milady Horákové 383/79, 170 00, Praha 7
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 224 947 566
E-mail: [email protected]

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About the film

Color, DCP

Section:	Horizons

Director:	Aki Kaurismäki
Screenplay:	Aki Kaurismäki
Dir. of Photography:	Timo Salminen
Sound:	Pietu Korhonen
Editor:	Samu Heikkilä
Art Director:	Ville Grönroos
Producer:	Misha Jaari, Aki Kaurismäki, Mark Lwoff
Production:	Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab
Coproduction:	Pandora Filmproduktion
Cast:	Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen
Sales:	The Match Factory
Distributor:	Aerofilms