Mika Kaurismäki's latest film is a largely improvised affair set against the backdrop of Covid pandemic, which sees three men chew the fat over the course of May Day night.
Each of the men - Heikki (Pertti Sveholm), Risto (Kari Heiskanen) and Juhani (Timo Torikka) - is introduced to us earlier in the day, an accomplished bit of, largely, visual storytelling which acts as a welcome open contrast to the bulk of the film which leans heavily on dialogue. Risto, is a doctor, who has just had bad news about a patient, Juhani, a man who has received a disturbing phone call and Juhani is busily taking matters into his own hands regarding the future of his bar, which is in Covid lockdown - in one of several sly and dry nods to the virus, a bottle of Corona advert flashes above the door.
While Heikki contemplates his next move over food.
Each of the men - Heikki (Pertti Sveholm), Risto (Kari Heiskanen) and Juhani (Timo Torikka) - is introduced to us earlier in the day, an accomplished bit of, largely, visual storytelling which acts as a welcome open contrast to the bulk of the film which leans heavily on dialogue. Risto, is a doctor, who has just had bad news about a patient, Juhani, a man who has received a disturbing phone call and Juhani is busily taking matters into his own hands regarding the future of his bar, which is in Covid lockdown - in one of several sly and dry nods to the virus, a bottle of Corona advert flashes above the door.
While Heikki contemplates his next move over food.
- 11/25/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The film plays in competition at Tallinn Black Nights next month.
The Yellow Affair has boarded world sales for Mika Kaurismäki’s Gracious Night, which will screen in competition at the 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13-29).
Gracious Night is about three men who bond over a long night of fine wine and intellectual discussion, on what could be the final night for a Helsinki bar under serious financial pressure during lockdown.
The barman serves his friend, a frontline healthcare worker who worked a tragedy-filled shift. A stranger comes in looking for a phone charger and they worry...
The Yellow Affair has boarded world sales for Mika Kaurismäki’s Gracious Night, which will screen in competition at the 24th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (November 13-29).
Gracious Night is about three men who bond over a long night of fine wine and intellectual discussion, on what could be the final night for a Helsinki bar under serious financial pressure during lockdown.
The barman serves his friend, a frontline healthcare worker who worked a tragedy-filled shift. A stranger comes in looking for a phone charger and they worry...
- 10/22/2020
- by Wendy Mitchell
- ScreenDaily
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