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    From Finland, with love, Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen bring ‘Fallen Leaves’ to Hollywood

    by Lindsey Bahr Jan 11, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

    There are two types of cinephiles in the world: Aki Kaurismäki fans and future Aki Kaurismäki fans.

    Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of his latest, the tragicomic romance “Fallen Leaves,” are getting to meet both during their whirlwind tour of America at the height of Hollywood’s awards season.

    In the span of just a few days, they’d attend the , where both the film and Pöysti were nominated, get the news that the National Society of Film Critics had selected “Fallen Leaves” as the best non-English-language film of the year, take a quick detour to San Francisco for a screening, and head in time for the Governors Awards.

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