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‘Fallen Leaves,’ A Deadpan Comedy Delivers Social Criticism And Homages Film History
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‘Fallen Leaves,’ A Deadpan Comedy Delivers Social Criticism And Homages Film History

The latest work by the award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and was chosen as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Fallen Leaves is a simple tale of romance between two misfits who have to overcome several hurdles to finally…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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Tribeca Film Festival: Je’vida, A Universal Tale To Protect Indigenous Cultures
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Tribeca Film Festival: Je’vida, A Universal Tale To Protect Indigenous Cultures

Katja Gauriloff, the award-winning film director from Finland, presents at the Tribeca Film Festival another of her influential films: Je’vida. The beautifully-shot, black and white, picture is a journey of acceptance, discovery and reconciliation. The narrative opens up with an aunt (Lida) and her niece (Sanna) who have never met before and drive to Lapland…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
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