People
Aki Kaurismäki
Biography:
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (Finnish: [ˈɑki ˈkɑu̯rismæki]; born 4 April 1957; Orimattila) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and actor. He is best known for the award-winning Drifting Clouds (1996), The Man Without a Past (2002), Le Havre (2011), The Other Side of Hope (2017) and Fallen Leaves (2023), as well as for the mockumentary Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989). He is described as Finland's best-known film director. He is the younger brother of director and screenwriter Mika Kaurismäki.
After graduating in media studies from the University of Tampere, Kaurismäki worked as a bricklayer, postman, and dish-washer, long before pursuing his interest in cinema,... Read More
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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Cinéma Laika as Self | 2023-06-24 |
The Dinosaur as Self | 2021-03-10 |
Aki and Peter as Himself | 2018-05-15 |
Plankton Salesmen as Self (archive footage) | 2017-10-29 |
Peter von Bagh as Self | 2016-06-15 |
Valokeilassa Atte Blom as Self | 2015-10-04 |
Temples of Dreams as Self | 2015-09-24 |
Il était une fois... Le Havre as himself | 2014-04-24 |
A Special Day as Self | 2012-05-16 |
Bohemian Eyes as Self | 2011-01-26 |
Crítico as Self | 2008-01-22 |
Aaltra as Le patron Aaltra | 2004-06-23 |
Aki Kaurismäki | 2001-04-22 |
I Am Curious, Film as Self | 1995-10-28 |
Iron Horsemen as Cadillac Man | 1995-01-27 |
Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses as Factory Worker Imitating Chaplin (uncredited) | 1994-02-17 |
Talking with Ozu as Self | 1993-11-27 |
Where Is Musette? | 1992-01-01 |
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: Aki Kaurismäki as Self | 1991-03-15 |
I Hired a Contract Killer as Sunglasses Seller (uncredited) | 1990-10-12 |
Shadows in Paradise as Hotel Receptionist (uncredited) | 1986-10-17 |
Rocky VI as Magazine Photographer | 1986-06-14 |
Ylösnousemus as Taksikuski | 1985-09-27 |
Calamari Union as Hearse Driver (uncredited) | 1985-02-08 |
Viimeiset rotannahat | 1985-01-18 |
Huhtikuu on kuukausista julmin as Ville Alfa | 1983-10-21 |
The Worthless as Ville Alfa | 1982-10-15 |
Jackpot 2 | 1982-03-05 |
The Liar as Ville Alfa | 1981-02-27 |