Mika Kaurismäki

Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki (2009)
Born	21 September 1955 (1955-09-21) (age 56) Orimattila, Finland
Occupation	film director

Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (born 21 September 1955 in Orimattila, Finland) is a Finnish film director.

He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie Sideline.^[1][2]

Mika Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including Amazon, Tigrero, Sambólico, Rytmi, and Moro no Brasil. His film Brasileirinho is a 2005 musical documentary about traditional Brazilian choro music.

Filmography

Kaurismäki has made films in several languages, most commonly English, Finnish and Portuguese. Below, original titles of the movies are shown in parentheses.

• Mama Africa (2011)
• The House of Branching Love ("Haarautuvan Rakkauden Talo") (2009)
• Three Wise Men (Kolme viisasta miestä) (2008)
• Sonic Mirror (2008)
• Brasileirinho (2005)
• Welcome to São Paulo (Bem-Vindo a São Paulo) (2004)
• Honey Baby (2003)
• Sound of Brazil (Moro No Brasil) (2002)
• Highway Society (2000)
• L.A. Without a Map (1998)
• Danish Girls Show Everything (Danske piger viser alt) (1996)
• Condition Red (1996)
• Sambolico (1996)
• Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
• The last border (1993)
• Zombie and the Ghost Train (Zombie ja Kummitusjuna) (1991)
• Amazon (1990)
• Paper Star (Paperitähti) (1989)
• Cha Cha Cha (1989)
• Night Work (Yötyö) (1988) (TV film)
• Helsinki Napoli - All Night Long (1987)
• Rosso (1985)
• The Clan Tale of the Frogs (Klaani - tarina Sammakoitten suvusta) (1984)
• The Worthless (Arvottomat) (1982)
• Jackpot 2 (1982) (short film)
• Saimaa-ilmiö (1981) (co-directed with Aki Kaurismäki)
• The Liar (Valehtelija) (1981)

References

1. ^ IMDb: Maria Kaurismäki
2. ^ Sideline movie

External links

• Official site of Mika Kaurismäki
• Mika Kaurismäki at IMDb

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Name	Kaurismaki, Mika
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Date of birth	21 September 1955
Place of birth	Orimattila, Finland
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