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Espoo Cin\u00e9’s programme for the year 2023 has now been published. As usual, it offers European diversity, new gems, and encounters that challenge prejudices \u2013 a celebration of cinema! With over a hundred films, the programme enchants, entertains, and provokes, just as cinema should.<\/p>\n

The 34th Espoo Cin\u00e9\u2019s Opening Film is Fallen Leaves<\/em><\/strong> (Kuolleet lehdet) by Aki Kaurism\u00e4ki<\/strong>.<\/strong> The highly anticipated film has attracted international interest and brings the guaranteed Kaurism\u00e4ki quality to the big screen, as a sandblaster and a shop assistant fall in love in this gentle and subtly humorous tragicomedy.<\/p>\n

For Junior Cin\u00e9, the Opening Film is Dancing Queen<\/em><\/strong> by Norwegian filmmaker Aurora Goss\u00e9<\/strong>. In the movie, 12-year-old Mina starts middle school and develops a crush on the newcomer ED Win. It turns out that ED Win is one of Norway’s best hip-hop dancers, so Mina has no choice but to learn to dance herself. This charming and humorous dance drama warms hearts and stays relevant.<\/p>\n

The Finnish Gala Premiere this year is Light Light Light<\/em><\/strong> (Valoa valoa valoa) by Inari Niemi<\/strong>. Set in an atmosphere that is a mixture of the 1980\u2019s, the nearness of the Chernobyl disaster, and the ambience of a small Finnish town, the beautiful and sensitive film tells a love story between Mariia and Mimi. The young lead actors, Rebekka Baer<\/strong> and Anni Iikkanen<\/strong>, deliver a touching performances in this movie that is based on novel by Vilja-Tuulia Huotarinen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Espoo Cin\u00e9\u2019s Closing Film this year is Marco Bellocchio’s Kidnapped<\/em><\/strong>. Bellocchio, known for his socially relevant works, presents a new historical drama about Edgardo Mortara, a young Jewish boy. Based on true events, the film depicts how a nanny secretly baptizes Mortara as a Christian, after which the Pope\u2019s officers kidnapped the young boy. The visually stunning movie skillfully portrays the world of 19th-century Italy amid political struggles.<\/p>\n

The 34th Espoo Cin\u00e9 will be held from August 18th to 27th, 2023. The full programme can be explored here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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