Fallen Leaves
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
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- mywife4July 29, 2025For those that like quiet art movies. Aki's acting direction can feel a little stilted if you're not into it.
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025Utterly endearing rom com with a middle-aged meet-cute (and meet-again-cute) amidst a storm of loneliness, low paying jobs, alcoholism, shut down factories and a backdrop of an advancing war in the nearby Ukraine. The longing silences and deadpan dialogue envelops their relationship with an awkwardly charming chemistry. The film overall suggests a hopefulness in distilling some happiness in an otherwise dour universe.
- Desmond DaleJanuary 24, 2025Simple but effective. Basic but earnest in a way that makes it a pro rather a con. It's also fantastically shot with a Kieslowski focus on a palette of dark rich blues and reds. Every still has the warmth and lushness of an oil painting. The plot is kind of like if Dancer in the Dark was more optimistic..I guess you could call it two Dancers in the light. It's an enclosed look on the resilience of love in defiance of the sad, ugly and depressive industrial backdrop in which they find themselves.
- cultfilmlikerJune 15, 2025“I’ve never laughed so much.” Malaise to the max. Ennui with a capital ‘E’ Wonderful, integral music / performances The alcoholism in this hit me deep. And that was before it really got into it. Wish I had quit before losing partial use of my eyes / hands / legs / feet 😅
- VarunOctober 19, 2024This is a movie about people who live lonely and hollow lives while they try to earn money working dead end jobs and how romance can lighten up their lives a little. It’s a very common story in the modern world but god I found this movie utterly boring. After 50 minutes I started fast forwarding scenes to quickly get to the end. I’m guessing since I don’t know the language, the deadpan conversational style and humour didn’t work for me at all. The only thing I enjoyed was the music and song selection.
Fallen Leaves Trivia
Fallen Leaves was released on September 14, 2023.
Fallen Leaves was directed by Aki Kaurismäki.
Fallen Leaves has a runtime of 81m.
Fallen Leaves was produced by Aki Kaurismäki.
In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles - from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.
The key characters in Fallen Leaves are Ansa (Alma Pöysti), Holappa (Jussi Vatanen), Huotari (Janne Hyytiäinen).
Fallen Leaves is rated Not Rated.
Fallen Leaves is a Comedy, Drama, Romance film.
Fallen Leaves has an audience rating of 6.2 out of 10.
Fallen Leaves had a budget of $1.5M.
Fallen Leaves has made $12.4M at the box office.