7/5/2023 0 Comments The salvation sequence![]() ![]() ![]() Salvation is the first title in a stunning science fiction trilogy, The Salvation Sequence, by Peter F. If they aren’t stopped, we will be wiped out and we’re running out of time. The enemy caused mankind to flee across the galaxy and they hunt us still. ![]() But Fallen Leaves doesn’t share the grim fatalism of The Match Factory Girl and, after Holappa spends several evenings littering the pavement in front of the cinema with anxiety-ridden cigarette butts, Ansa does finally walk past. They must confront and destroy their ancient adversary. Her kiss on his cheek before parting registers like a triumphant affirmation of hope and it’s tragic when he then loses her phone number right away. When Holappa first meets Ansa, who has just lost two jobs in as many days, his every small act of kindness, whether it’s buying her a cinnamon roll or inviting her to see a movie, is profoundly moving. In the cinema lobby hangs a large poster of Robert Bresson’s L’Argent (1983) and after watching The Dead Don’t Die, someone exclaims, “It reminded me of Diary of a Country Priest (1951)!” Absurd comparison notwithstanding, Kaurismäki is an avowed disciple of Bresson and shares with him a capacity to imbue gestures with tremendous emotional power. ![]()
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