In modern-day Finland, two lonely souls in search of love meet in a karaoke bar. But their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost numbers to wrong addresses, and a charming, stray dog. An hilariously deadpan, tragi-comic triumph set in Kaurismäki’s version of Helsinki, where bars house stone-faced patrons, and radio is the height of modern tech.
“‘Fallen Leaves’ is thoroughly entertaining, completely unpredictable and one of the best films I’ve seen this year.” - Leonard Maltin, leonardmaltin.com
“Aki Kaurismäki’s Fallen Leaves, short, sweet and utterly delightful, is the kind of movie that’s so charming, you want to run it back the moment it’s over.” - Jake Coyle, Associated Press
“Kaurismäki works magic with understatement, especially in Fallen Leaves, possibly his greatest film.” - Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
“To paraphrase an old chestnut: if life is tragedy when it happens to me, and comedy when it happens to you, then when it happens to us all, it is Aki Kaurismäki.” - Danny Leigh, Financial Times
Watch the trailer https://youtu.be/aGxbEmcXLco.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki / Cast: Alma Pöysti, Martti Suosalo, Jussi Vataneny / Finland, Germany / 1 hr 21 mins / Language: Finnish, Arabic / Genre: Comedy, Drama / Rating: TBC. SUBTITLED.
Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. Golden Globe Nominations: Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Picture – Musical Or Comedy for Alma Pöysti and Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language.
Monday Cinema is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and screens at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.
All films begin at 4:00 pm.
Tickets $12 at tickets.trail-arts.com or call the Box Office at 250-368-9669 Monday to Friday from 12-4 pm. Only 143 tickets available for this screening. If tickets are available, they will go on sale at the venue 30 minutes before the screening.
The Monday Cinema series is part of the Toronto International Film Festival Film Circuit and proudly supported by Wellington Altus Private Wealth Management and MP Wealth Advisory.
Other films in the Fall Monday Cinema series are:
January 8: Who’s Yer Father - In this laugh-out-loud caper, a small-town private investigator is hired by a wealthy seafood buyer to investigate the sale of black market lobster on Prince Edward Island. After joining forces with a scrappy convenience store owner, he uncovers much more than expected.
January 15: Fallen Leaves (Subtitled) - In modern-day Finland, two lonely souls in search of love meet in a karaoke bar. But their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost numbers to wrong addresses, and a charming, stray dog.
January 22: Dumb Money - In this subversively funny ‘David vs. Goliath’ true story, a regular guy, who sank his life savings into GameStop (the video game store) stock in 2021 and posted about it online, makes his followers rich and Wall Street billionaires angry.
January 29: Anatomy of a Fall (Subtitled) - In a remote town in the French Alps, a man is found dead in the snow and his wife is suspected of her husband's murder, their blind son the only witness. Part legal thriller and part family drama, the film is a taut, suspenseful, and thrilling story about perception, truth, and ambition wrapped in a heady puzzle.
February 5: Maestro - A love letter to life and art, “Maestro” tells the complex love story of Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein over 30 years, led by a pair of powerful performances, “Maestro” serves as a stirring overview of a tremendous talent's life and legacy.