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Aki Kaurismaki

Aki Kaurismäki (born April 4, 1957) is a Finnish film director. Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His worldwide fame has increased through his collaboration, in several of his films, with the Leningrad Cowboys.

His movie The Man Without a Past won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002 and was nominated for an Academy Award in the Foreign Language category in 2003.


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Aki Kaurismaki Facts

Birth Name Aki Olavi Kaurismäki
OccupationDirector
BirthdayApril 4, 1957 (51)
SignAries
BirthplaceFinland

Selected Filmography

The Man Without a Past
Leningrad Cowboys
Lights in the Dusk
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
Drifting Clouds
Aki Kaurismäki Collection 2
I Hired A Contract Killer
Aki Kaurismaki Collection 1
Take Care Of Your Scarf, Tatiana
Match Factory Girl
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