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Sedona Film Fest presents ‘Fallen Leaves’ premiere Dec. 15-20

Finland’s official entry to the Academy Awards for Best International Film debuts

December 9, 2023No Comments

Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with “Fallen Leaves” — a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way.

Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with “Fallen Leaves” — a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way.

Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Fallen Leaves” showing Dec. 15-20 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres.

Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with “Fallen Leaves” — a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way.

“Fallen Leaves” is Finland’s official entry to the Academy Awards for Best International Film and is the winner of the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. It premiered to rave audience reviews at prestigious film festivals around the world.

Award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki (Le Havre, The Other Side of Hope) makes a masterful return with “Fallen Leaves” — a timeless, hopeful and ultimately satisfying love story about two lonely souls’ path to happiness and the numerous hurdles they encounter along the way.

Set in contemporary Helsinki, and shot through with Kaurismäki’s typically playful, idiosyncratic style and deadpan humor, this tender romantic tragicomedy is a timely reminder of the potency of movie-going from one of cinema’s living legends.

“The best film of the year!” — The International Federation of Film Critics

“Fallen Leaves” will be shown at the Alice Gill-Sheldon and Mary D. Fisher Theatres Dec. 15-20. Showtimes will be Friday, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 15, 18 and 19 at 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, Dec. 17 at 7:00 p.m.; and Wednesday, Dec. 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona. For more information, visit: www.SedonaFilmFestival.org.

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