The silence is not that awkward, moreso it's fundamental nature of Finnish socialization. Glad to hear you enjoyed the film!
@Jacks_here8 ай бұрын
If you haven’t seen any of Aki Kaurismäki’s previous work then you are in for a treat for some more quirkiness and amazing visuals. I think his films are very Finnish but also referring to a very specific time and place in Finnish culture and ‘Finnishness’. The silences have a way to appear very comedic when in fact Finns are quite often very much at ease with being silent. There is that famous joke about an American guy and a Finnish guy where the Finnish guy says to the American; “You talk a lot but you don’t say anything”. That pretty much sums it up.
@yoretabio45378 ай бұрын
Alma Pöysti is 3rd generation famous actress domestically in Finland. His father is Tom Pöysti and grandfather late Lasse Pöysti.
@johannessilver86539 ай бұрын
Kaurismäki is a genius the more you go into his work...the clearer it will become. This film won international prices in Cannes and whole arena 2000 people clapped hands and were standing for Kaurismäki -> A+ for sure.
@tunedelaghetto7 ай бұрын
Just caught this at a local arthouse theater and it felt refreshing. Cant really put my finger on why.
@easternbrown8 ай бұрын
I haven't seen the movie but I have just read a (glowing) review of it in an Italian newspaper - you may already know this but just in case, in the article they write that the dog in the movie is in fact Aki's dog!
@hessu2758 ай бұрын
I'm proud to see that Kuolleet Lehdet got two Golden Globes nominations, including Alma for best lead actress in a comedy. The film's perfect in my opinion... and it's interesting how people from other countries find it also funny because the humor is very Finnish 😂
@finnishculturalchannel9 ай бұрын
Sounds like you will enjoy Kaurismäki's films. I'll mention his short film 'Rocky VI' just to recommend another black and white love story/boxing movie called 'The Happiest Day In The Life Of Olli Mäki'.
@moviehusbands9 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, we will definitely check those out!
@RcsN5057 ай бұрын
I have seen almost all of Kaurismäki's films, and Fallen Leaves is definitely in the Top 5 (my favourite is still Drifting Clouds, though). In the weirdest way possible, they are always about hope, and about solidarity. You will also never find a rich or "successful" person in any of them, which I find very refreshing too. Somebody mentioned this to me but that scene with the girl band (Maustetytöt, thanks Kaurismäki) whose music is very upbeat 80's synth but with those incredibly depressing lyrics really encapsulates the feel of the movie.
@cristinacamero37337 ай бұрын
In the salad, those are hearts of palm. She bought them along with the wine.
@FizzlNet7 ай бұрын
0:25 Ooh, how I wish I could see Kaurismäki for the first time. The hours of discovery of new humor nuances in the movies :D
@charlottaekblom90057 ай бұрын
The salad is white asparagus 😂
@YukiMatsuiMets7 ай бұрын
The salad is Hearts of palm
@charlottaekblom90057 ай бұрын
@YukiMatsuiMets I seriously doubt that, heart of palm is not commonly eaten in Finland, but white asparagus is a common delicacy. They may look similar.
@FannyPlusvi6 ай бұрын
@@YukiMatsuiMetsNo heart of palms. It's white asparagus.
@fcabezas6 ай бұрын
The final joke about the dog’s name is hilarious because Kaurismaki is telling you “I’m making my own Chaplin’s Modern Times”
@chadfredrick15198 ай бұрын
Roy Andersson's first film came out in 1970 and Aki Kaurismäki's first one came one came out in 1983.
@moviehusbands8 ай бұрын
Yes though I don’t think that deadpan existential humor became his trademark until later
@chadfredrick15198 ай бұрын
I agree. Andersson's aesthetic wasn't fully formed till Songs From the Second Floor. By which time Kaurismäki had about a dozen brilliant films.
@manuag38864 ай бұрын
Nice review
@dausama6 ай бұрын
Salads in the nordics and russia are more than just green salads. So that was not a joke. It was funny that it didn't look great, but that was an actual Finnish salad.
@johnmoore23836 ай бұрын
Yeah, looked delicious to us! Has white asparagus not reached the US?!!
@rlh19848 ай бұрын
I live in lame Texas, so I don’t think I’m going to get to see this for a while.
@moviehusbands8 ай бұрын
It should be on Mubi in the next few weeks! We feel your pain though. If we didn't see this at the NY Film Festival, we'd be in the same boat.
@FannyPlusvi6 ай бұрын
Wow! This two commentators don't know asparagus. There's nothing strange or funny in that salad. It's white asparagus with eggs.
@Lhwbakao2 ай бұрын
Asparagus and eggs? I wouldn’t say that’s your typical run of the mill salad but hey I’m not Finnish
@FannyPlusvi2 ай бұрын
@@Lhwbakao I'm not finnish either but I don't find nothing strange in that salad. Edit: different places, different cultures. All the same is rather boring.
@mikrokupu7 ай бұрын
A Finnish person here. This is not a politically correct opinion in Finland, but I don't like Kaurismäki's films. He recycles the same stuff from film to film, the characters look the same, the same old jokes about socially awkward Finns. I always expect something new from him, but nothing really shows up.
@fcabezas6 ай бұрын
I think the same but he is not a film director, he is an author. He makes the same movie but with 3 variations and magically it works. He is perfecting his own formula.
@Lhwbakao2 ай бұрын
Politically correct 😂 and your opinions about movies. Nobody cares, you’re entitled to like or not like whatever it is
@mikrokupu2 ай бұрын
@@Lhwbakao So, you say we all are entitled to an opinion, but it's not ok not to like a director's style. "Nobody cares"...Sir, you just showed you care a lot :)
@yelldavid8 ай бұрын
Please change the glasses for me
@carlao71577 ай бұрын
I cant say anything bad about it but it was too deadpan too little talking for me 5.5/10