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.
Filmography
all 32
Movies 32
Director 16
self 5
Writer 2
Director
Orenda (2025)
Movie
Director
Concrete Night (2013)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Interrogation (2009)
Movie
Director
Fire-Eater (1998)
Movie
Cinematographer
Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work (1998)
Movie
Director
Atman (1997)
Movie
Director
Mysterion (1991)
Movie
Director
Da Capo (1985)
Movie
Director
250 grammaa (1983)
Movie
Director
Flame Top (1980)
Movie
Director
The Sign of Danger (1978)
Movie
Nainen raitiovaunussa (uncredited)
Uuno Turhapuro (1973)
Movie
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Cinematographer
Hangover (1973)
Movie
Camera Operator
Hellyys (1972)
Movie
Cinematographer
Marja pieni! (1972)
Movie
Cinematographer
Pilvilinna (1970)
Movie
Film Crew Member (uncredited) / Still Photographer
Portraits of Women (1970)
Movie
Director
Before I die (1967)
Movie
Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birthday1947-02-22 (78 years old)
Birth NamePirjo Irene Honkasalo
Birth PlacePori, Finland
CitizenshipsFinland
AwardsAho & Soldan lifetime achievement award, Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Jussi Award for Best Team, Jussi Award for Best Direction, Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
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