Pirjo Honkasalo
Age: N/A | From: Helsinki, Finland
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 55
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Concrete Night
(2013) Screenplay
The Earth Is a Sinful Song
(1973) Screenplay
Hangover
(1973) Director of Photography
Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work
(1998) Director of Photography
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia
(2004) Writer
Flame Top
(1980) Screenplay
The Interrogation
(2009) Director of Photography
Portraits of Women
(1970) Still PhotographerActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self | |
| 2014 | Self | |
| 1979 | Self | |
| 1973 | Nainen raitiovaunussa (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Film Crew Member (uncredited) | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Writer | |
| 2013 | Screenplay | |
| 2004 | Writer | |
| 1997 | Writer | |
| 1991 | Screenplay | |
| 1985 | Screenplay | |
| 1980 | Screenplay | |
| 1979 | Writer | |
| 1978 | Writer | |
| 1973 | Screenplay | |
| 1968 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Director | |
| 2010 | Director | |
| 2004 | Director | |
| 1998 | Director | |
| 1997 | Director | |
| 1993 | Director | |
| 1991 | Director | |
| 1985 | Director | |
| 1982 | Director | |
| 1980 | Director | |
| 1979 | Director | |
| 1978 | Director | |
| 1973 | Assistant Director | |
| 1968 | Director | |
| 1967 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Director of Photography | |
| 2004 | Director of Photography | |
| 1998 | Director of Photography | |
| 1997 | Director of Photography | |
| 1993 | Director of Photography | |
| 1991 | Still Photographer | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1982 | Director of Photography | |
| 1979 | Director of Photography | |
| 1973 | Director of Photography | |
| 1972 | Camera Operator | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1970 | Director of Photography | |
| Still Photographer | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Thanks | |
| 1991 | Other | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Editor | |
| 1993 | Editor | |
| 1991 | Editor | |
| 1985 | Editor | |
| 1982 | Editor | |
| 1979 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Producer | |
| 1993 | Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Sound
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Other | |
| 1973 | Sound Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |