Esko Nevalainen
| Esko Nevalainen | |
|---|---|
 Jussi Award 1964 winners. Nevalainen is second from the left. | |
| Born |
10 May 1925 Kittilä, Finland |
| Died |
23 July 2008 (aged 83) Helsinki, Finland |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1945–1997 |
Esko Nevalainen (10 May 1925 – 23 July 2008) was a Finnish film cinematographer . His career started in 1945 when he began to work as an assistant for a production company called Filmitaito.[1]
Nevalainen got his first major job as a cinematographer in a Matti Kassila film Elokuu (1956). For this film, he also received his first of four a Jussi Award for best cinematography. Nevalainen and Kassila collaborated several times over the years, in such movies as Punainen viiva (1959), Kaasua, komisario Palmu! (1961) and Natalia (1979).[2]
Selected filmography
- Villi Pohjola (1955)
- Jokin ihmisessä (1956)
- Lasisydän (1959)
- Naiset, jotka minulle annoit (1962)
- Sissit (1963)
- Käpy selän alla (1966)
- Kuuma kissa? (1968)
- Asfalttilampaat (1968)
- Kuningas, jolla ei ollut sydäntä (1982)
- Kun Hunttalan Matti Suomen osti (1984)
References
- ↑ Nelskylä, Lena. "Esko Nevalainen – Muistokirjoitus – Muistot – HS.fi". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
- ↑ "ELONET – Esko Nevalainen". KAVA. Retrieved 28 January 2013.