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Talent Aki Kaurismäki

Two men sitting at a bar, one wearing a green jacket and the other a red jacket, while a band plays on stage behind them.
Review

Fallen Leaves review – the Finnish legend returns

by David Jenkins

Anoth­er gor­geous tragi­com­ic farce from Finnish mae­stro Aki Kau­ris­mä­ki, a heart­felt cinephile ode to the pos­si­bil­i­ty of love among the work­ing classes.

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A group of six people in a formal setting, including a man seated at a table with a glass of what appears to be liquor, surrounded by others dressed in professional attire.
Review

The Other Side of Hope

by David Jenkins

Finland’s Aki Kaurismäki responds to the refugee cri­sis in typ­i­cal­ly dead­pan and affect­ing fashion.

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An older man sitting at a kitchen table, eating a meal, with an older woman standing next to him.
Review

Le Havre

by David Jenkins

Aki Kaurismäki’s charm­ing peo­ple-traf­fick­ing dra­ma gen­tly floats into the realms of the magical.

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