FILMS WE LIKE & MUBI UNVEIL TRAILER FOR AKI KAURISMÄKI’S
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FALLEN LEAVES
STARRING ALMA PÖYSTI, JUSSI VATANEN
OPENS IN CINEMAS ACROSS CANADA
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2023
“The best film of the year” The International Federation of Film Critics
“A tender, beautifully directed love story” The New York Times
“Aki Kaurismäki’s lovely ode to movies finds light in the darkness of modern life” IndieWire
Courtesy of MUBI
WATCH THE OFFICIAL TRAILER
Following its successful North American Premiere at TIFF, and Opening Night at VIFF, Films We Like and MUBI are delighted to unveil the trailer for Aki Kaurismäki’s (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) timeless love-story Fallen Leaves ahead of its opening in cinemas across Canada from November 24 2023. The award-winning Kaurismäki makes a masterful return with this hopeful and satisfying love story that won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The film is also Finland’s official Best International Feature Film entry to the 96th Academy Awards®.
Set in modern day Helsinki, Fallen Leaves tells the story of Ansa (Alma Pöysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen), two lonely souls whose chance meeting at a local karaoke bar is beset by numerous hurdles. From lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism and a charming stray dog, the pair’s path to happiness is as bittersweet as it is ultimately delightful.
Shot through with Kaurismäki’s typically playful, idiosyncratic style and deadpan sense of humor, this tender romantic tragicomedy is both a loving tribute to the filmmaker’s beloved contemporaries and a timely reminder of the potency of movie-going from one of cinema’s living legends.
FALLEN LEAVES WILL BE IN CINEMAS IN CANADA FROM NOVEMBER 24 2023
ASSETS AVAILABLE HERE
For further information please contact:
Virginia Kelly, V Kelly & Associates
virginia@vkpr.ca
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Some recent and upcoming MUBI Releases include: Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla, Ira Sachs’ Passages, Pedro Almodóvar’s Strange Way of Life, Molly Manning Walker’s How to Have Sex, Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves, Kevin Macdonald’s documentary High & Low — John Galliano, Rodrigo Moreno’s The Delinquents, Felipe Gálvez’s The Settlers, Aftersun from Charlotte Wells, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, Lukas Dhont’s Close, and Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman.
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