FALLEN LEAVES
Kuolleet Lehdet, Fallende Blätter
SYNOPSIS
FALLEN LEAVES tells the story of two lonely people (Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen) who meet each other by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only, and ultimate love of their lives. Their path towards this honourable goal is clouded by the man’s alcoholism, lost phone numbers, not knowing each other’s names or addresses, and life’s general tendency to place obstacles in the way of those seeking their happiness. ///////
This gentle tragicomedy, previously thought to be lost, is the fourth part of Aki Kaurismäki’s working-class trilogy (Shadows in Paradise, Ariel, and The Match Factory Girl).
| DIRECTOR | Aki Kaurismäki |
| YEAR | 2023 |
| STATUS | completed |
| FESTIVALS AWARDS | Cannes Competition 2023 |
| CAST | Alma Pöysti Jussi Vatanen Janne Hyytiäinen Nuppu Koivu |
| CO PRODUCTION WITH | Sputnik Oy Bufo Oy (Finland) and YLE in co-production with Pandora Film (Germany) and ZDF/ ARTE |
| SUPPORTED BY | Finnish Film Foundation Filmförderungsanstalt Film- und Medienstiftung NRW |
| WORLD SALES | The Match Factory |
| GERMAN DISTRIBUTOR | Pandora Film Verleih |
| LENGTH | 81 min. |
| FORMAT | 2K DCP & 35mm 1:1.85 5.1. sound |
| SHOOTING LOCATION | Finland |
| ORIGINAL LANGUAGE | Finnish |
| PRODUCERS | Aki Kaurismäki / Sputnik Misha Jaari & Mark Lwoff / Bufo (producers) Reinhard Brundig / Pandora (co-producer) |
| WRITERS | Aki Kaurismäki |
| CASTING | |
| DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY | Timo Salminen |
| PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT | Misha Jaari & Mark Lwoff |
| EDITING | Samu Heikkilä |
| MUSIC | |
| SOUND | Pietu Korhonen |
| ART DIRECTION | Ville Grönroos |
| COSTUMES | Tiina Kaukanen |
| MAKE UP HAIR | Kaisa Pätilä |
| SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE | n/s |
| DVD VIDEO AVAILABLE | n/s |
| LINKS | www.the-match-factory.com, www.pandorafilm.de, https://fallende-blaetter.pandora.film/ |
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