Aki Kaurismaki

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Nationality:
Finnish
Birthdate:
04/04/1957
Birthplace:
Finland
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biography
Young, inventive director who began receiving international recognition in the late 1980s. Kaurismaki's output has ranged from wacky, comic-book style adventures ("Calamari Union" 1985, "Leningrad Cowboys Go America" 1989) to revisionist adaptations of literary classics ("Crime and Punishment" 1983, "Hamlet Goes Business" 1987"), and he has proved himself adept at combining gritty, noir-ish realism with sly, sardonic humor ("Ariel" 1988). Kaurismaki's minimalist style, prolific output and taste for wry melodrama have invited comparisons with filmmakers such as R.W. Fassbinder and Jim Jarmusch. Continued
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milestones
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Milestone
1980 
First film as screenwriter (also actor), "The Liar"; brother Mika's thesis film
 
Co-founded Villealfa Filmproductions with brother
1981 
Co-directed (with brother) the rock documentary "The Saimaa Gesture" (also the first Villealfa production)
1983 
Fiction feature directing and co-writing debut, "Crime and Punishment"
 
Co-founded Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankyla with brother
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