Mika Kaurismäki
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Mika Juhani Kaurismäki (born September 21, 1955 in Orimattila, Finland) is a Finnish film director.
He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki.
Mika Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including Amazon, Tigrero, Sambólico, Rytmi and Moro no Brasil. His latest film is Brasileirinho [1], a 2005 musical document about traditional Brazilian choro music.
[edit] Filmography
Kaurismäki has made films in several languages, most commonly English, Finnish and Portuguese. Below, original titles of the movies are shown in parenthesis.
- 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)
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