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Vesku from Finland |
Vesku Dir: Mika Kaurismäki
A documentary film about Vesa-Matti Loiri alias
Vesku, probably the most popular film and TV
comedian in Finland. He has created a significant
career also as a singer, performer, writer and as
a sportsman. He has recorded several albums,
from folk songs and couplets to tangos. Some of
his recordings are based on the lyrics of Hermann
Hesse or Eino Leino, the infamous Finnish poet.
During his unique career he has played in more
than 60 films and recorded 30 albums.
 Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki (b. 1955, Orimattila, Finland) studied
at the Munich Academy for Television and Film
in 1977–81. He has worked as a producer and director
since 1980. The first film he shot in Brazil was
“Amazon” in 1990, and he has lived partly in Rio de
Janeiro since then. The new millenium started for
Mika with the production of “Moro no Brasil” (2002,
screened also at PÖFF), the praised documentary
of Brazilian music. Mika Kaurismäki visited Tallinn in
2006 for the opening of Kumu Art Museum’s auditorium
where his “Brasileirinho” was screened. His 2008
film “Three Wise Man” was screened in the competition
programme EurAsia in PÖFF.
Filmography
Valehtelija (Liar, 1981),
Saimaa-ilmiö (1981), Arvottomat (The Worthless,
1982), Klaani – tarina Sammakoitten suvusta (The
Clain Tale of the Frogs, 1984), Pimeys odottaa (1985),
Rosso (1985), Helsinki Napoli All Night Long (1987),
Cha Cha Cha (1989), Paperitähti (Paper Star, 1989),
Amazon (1990), Zombie ja kummitusjuna (Zombie
and the Ghost Train, 1991), The Last Border (1993),
Tigrero: elokuvaa joka ei valmistunut (Tigrero: A Film
That Was Never Made, 1994), Condition Red (1995),
L.A. Without a Map (1998), Highway Society (2000),
Moro No Brasil (Brasiilia helid, PÖFF 2002), Honey
Baby (2004), Brasileirinho (2005), Sonic Mirror (2008),
Kolme viisasta miestä (Kolm tarka meest, PÖFF 2008),
Haarautuvan rakkauden talo (Hargneva armastuse
maja, 2009), Vesku (2010, doc)
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Country: Finland
Year: 2010
Length: 1h 30'
Language: Finnish
Producer: Mika Kaurismäki
Script: Mika Kaurismäki
DoP: Jari Mutikainen, Tahvo Hirvonen
Production: Marianna Films
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