Pirjo Honkasalo

Pirjo Honkasalo

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.

  • Title: Pirjo Honkasalo
  • Popularity: 1.217
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1947-02-22
  • Place of Birth: Helsinki, Finland
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Pirjo Honkasalo Movies

  • 1970
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    Portraits of Women

    Portraits of Women

    5.1 1970 HD

    Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent...

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  • 1979
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    Two Forces

    Two Forces

    5.7 1979 HD

    Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

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  • 1973
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    Uuno Turhapuro

    Uuno Turhapuro

    5.3 1973 HD

    Uuno goes with his wife to spend summer holiday to their villa in country, studies playing of the violin in a correspondence course and constructs an...

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  • 2021
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    The Dinosaur

    The Dinosaur

    6.8 2021 HD

    Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films. Former co-worker Veikko Aaltonen’s eye-opening...

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  • 2014
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    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    6 2014 HD

    Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind...

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  • 1973
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    The Earth Is a Sinful Song

    The Earth Is a Sinful Song

    6.7 1973 HD

    An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish...

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  • 1970
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    Portraits of Women

    Portraits of Women

    5.1 1970 HD

    Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent...

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  • 2004
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    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    7.4 2004 HD

    A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a...

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  • 2004
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    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    7.4 2004 HD

    A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a...

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  • 2013
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    Concrete Night

    Concrete Night

    5.817 2013 HD

    A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.

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  • 2013
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    Concrete Night

    Concrete Night

    5.817 2013 HD

    A 14-year-old boy in a stifling Helsinki slum takes some unwise life lessons from his soon-to-be-incarcerated older brother.

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  • 2010
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    ITO – A Diary of an Urban Priest

    ITO – A Diary of an Urban Priest

    6 2010 HD

    A biographical documentary following the life of a young Japanese priest and bar-owner.

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  • 1973
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    Hangover

    Hangover

    3.2 1973 HD

    Lasse is a car salesman who has vowed to never get married. He wakes up hung over one morning with a wedding ring on his finger and a nude woman in...

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  • 1980
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    Flame Top

    Flame Top

    5.3 1980 HD

    This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868....

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  • 1998
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    Fire-Eater

    Fire-Eater

    5.4 1998 HD

    The twin sisters Helena and Irene are born in Helsinki during World War II. A few months later their mother, Sirkka, leaves the girls in the care of...

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  • 1978
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    The Sign of Danger

    The Sign of Danger

    6 1978 HD

    Guerrilla style documentary about Finnish Neo-Nazi and occult wacko Pekka Siitoin.

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  • 1978
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    The Sign of Danger

    The Sign of Danger

    6 1978 HD

    Guerrilla style documentary about Finnish Neo-Nazi and occult wacko Pekka Siitoin.

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  • 2008
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    Helsinki, Forever

    Helsinki, Forever

    7 2008 HD

    Helsinki, Forever is a montage film about the city of Helsinki by the award-winning Finnish film director and academic Peter von Bagh. The film draws...

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  • 1979
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    Two Forces

    Two Forces

    5.7 1979 HD

    Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

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  • 1979
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    Two Forces

    Two Forces

    5.7 1979 HD

    Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

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  • 1979
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    Two Forces

    Two Forces

    5.7 1979 HD

    Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

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  • 1993
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    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    4 1993 HD

    A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking...

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  • 1993
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    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    4 1993 HD

    A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking...

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  • 1993
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    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    4 1993 HD

    A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking...

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  • 1973
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    The Earth Is a Sinful Song

    The Earth Is a Sinful Song

    6.7 1973 HD

    An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish...

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  • 1985
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    Da Capo

    Da Capo

    2 1985 HD

    Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not...

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  • 1967
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    Before I die

    Before I die

    1 1967 HD

    "Once upon a time I walked in thought. And I felt the pain of burning. When all alone."

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  • 1996
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    The Cinderella of Tallinn

    The Cinderella of Tallinn

    1 1996 HD

    Documentary about Estonia's most rich woman.

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  • 1996
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    The Cinderella of Tallinn

    The Cinderella of Tallinn

    1 1996 HD

    Documentary about Estonia's most rich woman.

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1972
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    Hellyys

    Hellyys

    3.5 1972 HD

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  • 2009
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    The Interrogation

    The Interrogation

    6.2 2009 HD

    Finnish Kerttu Nuorteva is spying for the Russians in Helsinki during World War II. She is arrested and interrogated in the hope that she will...

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  • 2025
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    Orenda

    Orenda

    1 2025 HD

    Two strong-willed women meet in a magical island landscape. Both are strangled by the guilt of a deceased man whose memory binds them together.

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  • 1983
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    250 grammaa

    250 grammaa

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    250 grammaa

    250 grammaa

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    250 grammaa

    250 grammaa

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1983
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    250 grammaa

    250 grammaa

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1997
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    Atman

    Atman

    5 1997 HD

    The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his...

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  • 1979
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    Two Forces

    Two Forces

    5.7 1979 HD

    Docudrama about the Soviet occupation of a Finnish village in the fall before the Winter War.

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  • 1968
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    The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

    The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

    The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth

    1 1968 HD

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  • 2004
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    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    7.4 2004 HD

    A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a...

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  • 2004
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    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    7.4 2004 HD

    A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a...

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  • 1972
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    Marja pieni!

    Marja pieni!

    5.5 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    Pilvilinna

    Pilvilinna

    3.7 1970 HD

    Teenager Erik returns from Paris to Finland in a rowboat and is accosted by a gang of youths in the countryside. He walks to Helsinki, returns to his...

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  • 1991
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    Mysterion

    Mysterion

    6 1991 HD

    A documentary about a convent of Russian Orthodox nuns in Estonia who have dedicated their lives to serving God.

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  • 1993
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    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

    4 1993 HD

    A documentary about Tanjuska who is a 12-year-old White-Russian schoolgirl, with a face like an icon. Two years ago she stopped eating, then talking...

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  • 1998
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    Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work

    Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work

    7.2 1998 HD

    TV Documentary about Ingmar Bergman from 1998.

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  • 2004
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    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

    7.4 2004 HD

    A searing examination of the unrelenting Chechen conflict, observed through the prisms of a Russian military boys academy, a war-torn town and a...

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  • 1973
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    The Earth Is a Sinful Song

    The Earth Is a Sinful Song

    6.7 1973 HD

    An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish...

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  • 1982
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    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

    7 1982 HD

    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.

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  • 1982
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    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

    7 1982 HD

    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.

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  • 1982
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    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

    7 1982 HD

    Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary on the capital of Finland.

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  • 1985
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    Da Capo

    Da Capo

    2 1985 HD

    Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not...

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  • 1985
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    Da Capo

    Da Capo

    2 1985 HD

    Interwoven with scenes that are meant to grab attention by their stunning composition, this biographical look at Finland's violinist Arto Arsi is not...

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  • 1980
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    Flame Top

    Flame Top

    5.3 1980 HD

    This biographical film celebrates the little-known life of the Finnish novelist and revolutionary Maiju Lassila (Asko Sarkola), born in 1868....

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  • 1997
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    Atman

    Atman

    5 1997 HD

    The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his...

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  • 1997
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    Atman

    Atman

    5 1997 HD

    The final film in The Trilogy of the Sacred and the Satanic, Atman is a spectacular epic across India, all documented on stunning 35mm. When his...

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  • 2021
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    Donner - Private

    Donner - Private

    7 2021 HD

    Jörn Donner’s entire production can be considered as a self-portrait, a life-spanning performance. Whilst others have painted one image or...

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