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 since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including Amazon, Tigrero, Sambólico, Rytmi, and Moro no Brasil. His latest film is Brasileirinho, a 2005 musical documentary 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 parentheses.

• 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)

[edit] External links

• Official site of Mika Kaurismäki
• Mika Kaurismäki at IMDb