Jaakko Pakkasvirta

Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Jaakko Pakkasvirta in 1969
Born(1934-11-28)28 November 1934
Simpele, Finland
Died23 March 2018(2018-03-23) (aged 83)
Vantaa, Finland
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1958–2000

Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.[1] He directed more than 30 films between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 film Home for Christmas was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] His 1978 film Poet and Muse was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

Partial filmography

  • Sankarialokas (1955) as Alokas
  • Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956) as Alokas
  • Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla (1958) as Vartija (uncredited)
  • Sotapojan heilat (1958) as Alokas
  • Mies tältä tähdeltä (1958) as Erkki Paarala
  • Patarouva (1959) as Stable master
  • Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960) as Sorri
  • Rakas... (1961) as Jaska
  • Meren juhlat (1963) as Jaska, artist
  • Hopeaa rajan takaa (1963) as Ese Wist
  • X-paroni (1964) as James
  • Onnenpeli (1965) as Jussi
  • The Diary of a Worker (1967) as Priest (voice)
  • Time of Roses (1969, director)
  • Niilon oppivuodet (1971) as Interviewer in rock club (uncredited)
  • Home for Christmas (1975, director)
  • Poet and Muse (1978) as Otto Manninen
  • Sign of the Beast (1981, director)
  • Ulvova mylläri (1982) as Jeesus (voice)
  • Valkoinen kääpiö (1986) as Tomas Borg
  • Linna (1986) as Bürgel / Narrator

References

  1. ^ Jussi-gaala -päivän suru-uutinen - ohjaaja-näyttelijä Jaakko Pakkasvirta menehtyi tänään: ”Nerokas taiteilija” (in Finnish)
  2. ^ "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.


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