Biography
A self-taught filmmaker with a unique minimalist style. He has directed a dozen short films and around twenty feature films, including timeless works such as Crime and Punishment (1983), The Match Factory Girl (1990), Drifting Clouds (1996), Juha (1999), The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011) and The Other Side of Hope (2017), which won awards at the most important international festivals. He has also participated in the collective films Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002), Visions of Europe (2004), To Each His Own Cinema (2007) and Historic Centre (2012). Fallen Leaves (2023) premiered at Cannes, where it won the Jury Prize, and was awarded by critics the Grand Prix Fipresci for the best film of 2023.
Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Fallen Leaves |
| 2017 |
The Other Side of Hope |
| 2012 |
Centro Histórico |
| 2011 |
Le Havre |
| 2007 |
To Each His Own Cinema |
| 2006 |
Lights in the Dusk |
| 2004 |
Visions of Europe |
| 2003 |
I Hired a Contract Killer (TV movie) |
| 2002 |
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
The Man Without a Past |
|
| 1999 |
Juha |
| 1996 |
Drifting Clouds |
| 1994 |
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses |
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana |
|
| 1992 |
The Bohemian Life |
| 1990 |
I Hired a Contract Killer |
The Match Factory Girl |
|
| 1989 |
Dirty Hands (TV movie) |
Leningrad Cowboys Go America |
|
| 1988 |
Ariel |
| 1987 |
Hamlet Goes Business |
The Final Arrangement |
|
| 1986 |
Shadows in Paradise |
| 1985 |
Calamari Union |
| 1984 |
The Clan - Tale of the Frogs |
| 1983 |
Crime and Punishment |
| 1982 |
The Worthless |
| 1981 |
The Liar |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla |
| 2004 |
Bico |
| 1994 |
Leningrad Cowboys Rock with The Red Army Chorus: The Balalaika Show (concert) |
| 1981 |
The Saimaa Gesture |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1993 |
Leningrad Cowboy - These Boots |
| 1992 |
Those Were the Days |
| 1987 |
Thru the Wire |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Tavern Man |
| 2006 |
The Foundry |
| 2002 |
Dogs Have No Hell |
| 1996 |
Employment Agent |
| 1986 |
Rocky VI |
| 1982 |
Jackpot 2 |
Director
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Fallen Leaves |
| 2017 |
The Other Side of Hope |
| 2012 |
Centro Histórico |
| 2011 |
Le Havre |
| 2007 |
To Each His Own Cinema |
| 2006 |
Lights in the Dusk |
| 2004 |
Visions of Europe |
| 2002 |
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
The Man Without a Past |
|
| 1999 |
Juha |
| 1996 |
Drifting Clouds |
| 1994 |
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses |
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana |
|
| 1992 |
The Bohemian Life |
| 1990 |
I Hired a Contract Killer |
The Match Factory Girl |
|
| 1989 |
Dirty Hands (TV movie) |
Leningrad Cowboys Go America |
|
| 1988 |
Ariel |
| 1987 |
Hamlet Goes Business |
| 1986 |
Shadows in Paradise |
| 1985 |
Calamari Union |
| 1983 |
Crime and Punishment |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla |
| 2004 |
Bico |
| 1994 |
Leningrad Cowboys Rock with The Red Army Chorus: The Balalaika Show (concert) |
| 1981 |
The Saimaa Gesture |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1996 |
Always Be Human |
| 1993 |
Leningrad Cowboy - These Boots |
| 1992 |
Those Were the Days |
| 1987 |
L. A. Woman |
Rich Little Bitch |
|
Thru the Wire |
|
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Tavern Man |
| 2006 |
The Foundry |
| 2002 |
Dogs Have No Hell |
| 1996 |
Employment Agent |
| 1986 |
Rocky VI |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2013 |
Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam: Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla |
| 2011 |
Barzakh |
| 2004 |
Bico |
| 1994 |
Leningrad Cowboys Rock with The Red Army Chorus: The Balalaika Show (concert) |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1993 |
Leningrad Cowboy - These Boots |
| 1992 |
Those Were the Days |
| 1987 |
Rich Little Bitch |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Tavern Man |
| 2009 |
Jeanne d'Arc |
| 2006 |
The Foundry |
| 1999 |
A Stone Left Unturned |
| 1996 |
Employment Agent |
| 1992 |
Shit Happens |
| 1986 |
Rocky VI |
Editor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
Lights in the Dusk |
| 2004 |
Visions of Europe |
| 2002 |
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet |
| 1999 |
Juha |
| 1996 |
Drifting Clouds |
| 1994 |
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses |
Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana |
|
| 1992 |
The Parrot Man |
| 1990 |
I Hired a Contract Killer |
The Match Factory Girl |
|
| 1985 |
Calamari Union |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
Bico |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 1993 |
Leningrad Cowboy - These Boots |
| 1992 |
Those Were the Days |
| 1987 |
Rich Little Bitch |
Thru the Wire |
|
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
The Foundry |
| 2002 |
Dogs Have No Hell |
| 1996 |
Employment Agent |
| 1992 |
Shit Happens |
| 1986 |
Rocky VI |
Actor
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2004 |
Aaltra |
| 2001 |
Léaud l'unique (TV movie) |
| 1998 |
Drifting Bottles |
| 1996 |
Mustasilmä-Susanna ja lepakkoluolan aarre |
| 1994 |
Iron Horsemen |
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses |
|
| 1991 |
Aki Kaurismäki (TV movie) |
| 1990 |
I Hired a Contract Killer |
| 1986 |
Shadows in Paradise |
| 1985 |
Calamari Union |
Rare, Medium, Well Done |
|
The Resurrection |
|
| 1983 |
April Is the Cruellest Month |
In the Year of the Ape |
|
| 1982 |
The Worthless |
| 1981 |
The Liar |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2023 |
Cinéma Laika |
| 2016 |
Peter von Bagh |
| 2015 |
Mika Kaurismäki, elokuvaohjaaja (TV movie) - a.f. |
Temples of Dreams |
|
Valokeilassa Atte Blom (TV movie) |
|
| 2013 |
Cheek to Cheek |
| 2011 |
Boheemi elää |
| 2010 |
Sodankylä ikuisesti (series) |
| 2004 |
Je t'aime... moi non plus : Artistes et critiques |
| 2003 |
Il était une fois... (series) |
Sininen laulu - Suomen taiteiden tarina (TV movie) |
|
| 2001 |
Cinéma de notre temps : Aki Kaurismäki (TV movie) |
Esko Nikkari - köyhän miehen Brando (TV movie) |
|
| 1995 |
I Am Curious, Film |
| 1994 |
Kaurismäki & Kaurismäki (TV movie) |
| 1991 |
Where is Musette? |
| 1987 |
Midnight Sun Film Festival |
Scenes Under the Midnight Sun (TV movie) |
|
| 1986 |
Kaurismäki-ilmiö (TV movie) |
| 1981 |
The Saimaa Gesture |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1992 |
Shit Happens |
| 1986 |
Rocky VI |
| 1982 |
Jackpot 2 |
Costume designer
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 1982 |
Jackpot 2 |
Sound designer
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 1986 |
Morena |
Performer
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 1983 |
Anna palaa |
| 1982 |
Levottomat palat |
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- bassator director
- lena60 director
- lena60 screenwriter
- JASON_X director
- Iggy director
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