- Jörn Donner
Infobox Actor
name = Jörn Donner
birthname = Jörn Johan Donner
birthdate = birth date and age|1933|2|5
birthplace =Helsinki ,Finland
spouse = Inga-Britt Wiik (1954-1962)
Jeanette Bonnier (1974-1988)
Bitte Westerlund (1995-)
domesticpartner =Harriet Andersson
academyawards = Best Foreign Language Film
1983 "Fanny and Alexander "
goldenglobeawards = Best Foreign Language Film
1983 "Fanny and Alexander"Jörn Johan Donner (born
5 February 1933 inHelsinki ,Finland ) is a Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician, member of theDonner family and founder ofFinnish Film Archive . He has been associated with several different political parties, and has at different times been a member both of theFinnish parliament and theEuropean Parliament .As of 2007 he was again a member of the Finnish parliament for a short while, afterEva Biaudet resigned to take a position at the OSCE. Jörn Donner has also for long periods lived and worked in Sweden, and has, among other things, served as director of theSwedish Film Institute . His novel "Far och son" (Father and Son) won him theFinlandia Prize in 1985.He is the son of the linguist
Kai Donner .Film career
Internationally Jörn Donner is best known as the producer of
Ingmar Bergman 's masterpiece "Fanny and Alexander ". In 1981 the movie won a total of fourAcademy Awards including the award for best foreign language film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083922/]Filmography
*"Presidentti" (2000)
*"Ingmar Bergman: Om liv och arbete" (1998)
*"Brev från Sverige" (1988)
*"Dirty Story" (1984)
*"Yhdeksän tapaa lähestyä Helsinkiä" (1982)
*"Bergman File, The" (1978)
*"Man kan inte våldtas" (1978)
*"Ingmar Bergmanin maailma" (1978)
*"Baksmälla" (1973)
*"Hellyys" (1972)
*"Perkele! Kuvia Suomesta" (1971)
*"Naisenkuvia" (1970)
*"Anna" (1970)
*"69 – Sixtynine" (1969)
*"Mustaa valkoisella" (1968)
*"Stimulantia" (1967)
*"Tvärbalk" (1967)
*"Här börjar äventyret" (1965)
*"Täällä alkaa seikkailu" (1965)
*"Att älska" (1964)
*"Söndag i september, En" (1963)External links
* [http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/jdonner.htm Biography]
*ee also
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Donner family
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