KUOLLEET LEHDET / FALLEN LEAVES

The story of two lonely people who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the only and ultimate love of their lives. Their path towards this honourable goal is clouded by alcoholism, lost phone numbers, not knowing each others names or addresses, and life’s general tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking their happiness.

AKI KAURISMAKI / AKI KAURISMÄKI

Aki Kaurismäki (1957) is an acclaimed Finnish film director and screenwriter known for his distinctive style and sense of humor. He founded a production and distribution company Villealfa with his older brother, Mika; both being prolific authors, their production makes for one-fifth of the total output of the Finnish film industry since the early 1980s. His most acclaimed film has been The Man Without a Past (2002), which won the Jury Grand Prix and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Foreign Language Film category. His feature films includes award-winning Drifting Clouds (1996), Le Havre (2011, FIPRESCI Prize in Cannes) and The Other Side of Hope (2017), which won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival.

 

Reveiws:

Two lonely souls connect in a rain-lashed Helsinki in unexpectedly uplifting drama from the Finnish master of melancholy.

Wendy Ide, The Guardian

 

A tragicomedy that glimmers like a jewel in the dust.

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter