The Jury Prize winner (third place) at this year’s Cannes Film Festival was attributed to Aki Kaurismäki’s “Fallen Leaves,” a wonderfully realized love story told via the Finnish filmmaker’s deadpan style. The story is simple: He’s a drunk, she’s out of work. They’re both lonely souls. It’s romantic and sweet-natured, finding genuine humor in the little things that can make a couple click in and out of sync. In a way, Kaurismäki is the original Wes Anderson, both filmmakers inspired by Bresson — the framing obsessively symmetrically and the acting organically deadpan. “Fallen Leaves” is another wonderful addition to Kaurismäki’s filmography, which includes “The Match Factory Girl,” “The Man Without A Past” and “Le Havre.” [B+]
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