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Pirjo Honkasalo is known for directing.
Born in Helsinki, Finland (age 79).
5 awards including Aho & Soldan lifetime achievement award.
Pirjo Honkasalo has 15 credits in our database.
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Filmography (15)
Donner - Private
Writer
Women Make Film
Women Make Film
Film
Ito – a Diary of an Urban Priest
Director
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
Director, Writer
Fire-Eater
Director
Atman
Director
The Cinderella ...
The Cinderella of Tallinn
Director
Tanjuska and the 7 Devils
Director
Mysterion
Director
Leonardon ikkunat
Leonardon ikkunat
Director
AWARDS (5)
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Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
2024
WON
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Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
2005
WON
B
Aho & Soldan lifetime achievement award
2004
WON
B
Jussi Award for Best Direction
1981
WON
Biography
Pirjo Honkasalo is a highly established director, cinematographer and scriptwriter. She directed several feature films in the 1970s and 80s together with Pekka Lehto, including Flame Top which was in Cannes Competition in 1980. In the 1990s, she continued alone and turned to feature documentaries, directing the prize winning trilogy Mysterion, Tanjuska and the 7 Devils, and Atman. Since then, she has directed the stunningly beautiful The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2004), and her return to fiction was Concrete Night in 2012.
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How old is Pirjo Honkasalo?
Pirjo Honkasalo is 79 years old, born on .
Where was Pirjo Honkasalo born?
Pirjo Honkasalo was born in Helsinki, Finland.
What movies or shows has Pirjo Honkasalo been in?
Pirjo Honkasalo has 15 credits in our database. Notable titles include Donner - Private (2021), Women Make Film (2018), Ito – a Diary of an Urban Priest (2010), The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2004), Fire-Eater (1998).
What is Pirjo Honkasalo known for?
Pirjo Honkasalo is primarily known as a director. Pirjo Honkasalo is a highly established director, cinematographer and scriptwriter. She directed several feature films in the 1970s and 80s together with Pekka Lehto, including…
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