VATANEN: I guess he has quite many problems, actually. SIMON: Holappa has a problem, doesn't he? And in a way, in these days it feels great. It's great to have a humble and an honest love story - nothing too complicated, but honest people with their true feelings. VATANEN: Well, I have to say, I loved the story. SIMON: Jussi Vatanen, what did you think when you first read the script? So it was a true gift to be presented with a script like this. Aki Kaurismaki is not only a brilliant director. POYSTI: Well, it was an absolute pearl of a script. SIMON: Let me ask you both, if we could begin with Alma, what did you think when you first read this script? Thank you both very much for being with us.ĪLMA POYSTI: Thank you so much for having us. They join us now from separate locations across from each other around the globe. Alma Poysti stars as Ansa, Jussi Vatanen as Holappa. Is it love? "Fallen Leaves" won a Jury Prize at Cannes and is Finland's entry for best international feature film at the Oscars. It presents two people, Ansa and Holappa, who find each other, then lose touch, then find each other again and find - well, I don't know. The Finnish film "Fallen Leaves" is understated and gently hilarious.
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