Like Ozu, Kaurismäki seems to limit himself to similar shapes and themes, and scenes from this 1990s Jeanne Dielman could easily fit into his latest Fallen Leaves (2023).
Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.