Fallen Leaves

Nice. I liked the movie.

There is an undeniably endearing Finnish quality to Fallen Leaves; a bumbling, awkward romance movie that is somehow both tragic and light simultaneously. It frames the hardships of the working class in surprisingly saturated colour, punctuates it with current international tragedy, and tells the tale of those discarded by life, stuck in-between and just trying to get by. A charmingly stilted romance, some may find it awkward but I connected with it and enjoyed everything it was putting down.

In the amazing world of AK, which he sometimes allows us to look into, does time flow/stand still? according to its own laws, there are the eternal 70s, no matter what happens around. But the main thing is still the wonderful people who live, sing, love, joke, and drink so soulfully, like family. You forget that this is just a poem

To say that this film is slight would be an understatement. We are dropped into a world of people that are seemingly unknown to anyone. From the outside, it looks to be a dark and lonely place. But if you look closely, there seems to be glimpses of hope. This movie is about those flashes of hope.

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A straightforward (and somewhat naive) suburban love story presented with deadpan humor in a bleak, hyper-stylized fashion. Mostly worth checking out for some delightful color choices and framing. While it may lack a bit of bite, the short runtime makes it quite enjoyable and accessible.

Like a forgotten reuben: dry and tasty on wry.

This film tickled my heart thanks to characters I have a lot in common with, and not just the alcoholism part. Like me, these are vagabonds of the heart looking for a soul to call home, hobos of the mind out scrounging for tips, or spiritual drifters of the wasteland looking for a ride or die.

Fallen Leaves is funny in the not-out-loud kind of way, cute in the non-awww sense of the word, and romantic in the anti-saccharine definition.

in a place where odd people seem to be imprisoned in their own inability to communicate with each other, where color exists only to show us their alienation and despair,right there hope shines in a unique and beautiful way.

Simple and quiet movie. Doesn't over stay its welcome and uses its short run time to its best ability, 7.46/10

This was a heart-warming romantic farce with social commentary elements. Basically, a series of “meet and separate cute” episodes. If you like Aki Kaurismäki’s brand of deadpan humour (which I do), it is an excellent example, and very accessible. I think, however, it could easily have been a better half hour short, and the central couple’s emotional rigidity seemed at times a little over-strong, even given the fable-like nature of the story.

In 'Fallen Leaves', Ansa (Alma Pöysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) each lead a pretty bleak life in Helsinki as part of the working underclass. While news about the war in Ukraine repeatedly plays on the radio in the background, they both go about their dull everyday lives, sometimes changing jobs, until they meet. He is an alcoholic, and I wouldn't necessarily say that sparks flew at their first meeting. But somehow, they develop some sort of romance. However, the movie is far too dry for my taste, even if it is well made. Not a single character, whether main or secondary, shows any emotion; instead, the lines of dialog are recited completely deadpan. I realize that this is a stylistic device, but overall, I just didn't like it.