Fallen Leaves (2023) as an epitome of Aki Kaurismäki's entire filmography
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I come at this film from an unlikely perspective, as someone who speaks some Finnish, but isn't Finnish; as someone who has seen all of Kaurismäki's films many times, but not in many years. Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet Lehdet, literally “Dead Leaves”) is simultaneously self-pastiche and self-growth for Aki Kaurismäki.
Fallen Leaves (2023) as an epitome of Aki Kaurismäki's entire filmography
Fallen Leaves (2023) as an epitome of Aki…
Fallen Leaves (2023) as an epitome of Aki Kaurismäki's entire filmography
I come at this film from an unlikely perspective, as someone who speaks some Finnish, but isn't Finnish; as someone who has seen all of Kaurismäki's films many times, but not in many years. Fallen Leaves (Kuolleet Lehdet, literally “Dead Leaves”) is simultaneously self-pastiche and self-growth for Aki Kaurismäki.