Mubi Acquires Aki Kaurismäki Film Out of Cannes – Deadline

Mubi has taken over the rights to the acclaimed feature Fallen leaveswritten and directed by Aki Kaurismäki, in a competitive situation, after its world premiere in the Official Competition of the Cannes Film Festival.

While specific details on release plans have yet to be announced, aside from the fact that the title will hit theaters, Mubi said on Wednesday that it has picked up the rights for North America, the UK, Ireland, Latin America and Turkey.

Kaurismäki’s 20th feature film, whose Cannes award-winning The man without a past earned an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003, Fallen leaves tells the story of two lonely people (Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen) who meet by chance in the Helsinki night and try to find the first, only and last love of their lives. His path to this honorable goal is marred by the man’s alcoholism, missing phone numbers, not knowing the names or addresses of others, and the general tendency of life to throw obstacles in the way of those who seek his help. happiness.

Described in Pete Hammond’s review of Deadline as “an absolute gem” that is “wonderfully, wryly funny and moving”. Fallen leaves is also the fourth film in a series of Kaurismäki’s working-class films, which follows in the footsteps of the films shadows in paradise, ariel and The girl from the match factory.

The film, also starring Janne Hyytiäinen and Nuppu Koivu, was produced by Sputnik Oy and Bufo and co-produced by Pandora Film. It was made with the support of the Finnish Film Foundation, Yle, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, ZDF/ARTE, ARTE GEIE, Filmförderungsanstalt and Film-und Medienstiftung NRW.