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Mika Kaurismäki is a Finnish film director and the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki. He has made films in several languages, mostly in English, Finnish and Portuguese, and has lived in Brazil since 1992.
Mika Kaurismäki’s first film The Liar (1980) marked the beginning of the cinema of the Kaurismäkis and started a new era in the Finnish cinema. The film was an overnight sensation, when first shown at the Tampere Film Festival in Finland. (more) Yellow Affair sells Mika Kaurismäki’s films (more)
Mika Kaurismäki on suomalainen elokuvaohjaaja, joka on tehnyt useita Brasilia-aiheisia elokuvia ja saanut monia palkintoja. Lue lisää hänen henkilöstä, filmografiasta ja Sodankylän elokuvafestivaalista.
VuosiElokuvaOhjaajaKäsikirjoittaja2023KylläKyllä2022KylläEi2020KylläKyllä2019KylläEiMika Kaurismaki studied cinema in Munich, Germany, (Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen) 1977-1981 and made his diplom film The Liar in 1980 in Finland. His younger brother Aki Kaurismäki, then a student of journalism, played the main role and also co-wrote the screenplay.
Mika Kaurismäki is a Finnish filmmaker and the brother of Aki Kaurismäki. He has worked on 47 films as a producer, director, writer or editor, including Kolme viisasta miestä, Zombie ja Kummitusjuna and The Girl King.
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- Producer, Director, Writer
Mika Kaurismäki is currently developing a feature film project about the Swedish Queen Kristina, starring Swedish actress Malin Buska. Set in the 17th century, the film paints a portrait of an extravagant and atypical queen, who was the ruler of her country from the age of seven until her startling abdication at 28.
Mika Kaurismäki was born on September 21, 1955 in Orimattila, Finland. He is a producer and director, known for Kolme viisasta miestä (2008), Zombie ja Kummitusjuna (1991) and Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987). He is married to Cenira Dias Kaurismäki.
