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Mika Kaurismaki



Filmography

Mika Kaurismaki - filmography


  • Mama Africa on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Harry Belafonte,  Kathleen Cleaver,  Leopoldo Fleming
    Director: Mika Kaurismaki
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    MAMA AFRICA is the biography of Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid activist, the voice and the hope of Africa. A documentary about the late, incredibly talented and charismatic South African musical icon, Miriam Makeba, who traveled the world with her powerful voice speaking a ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 9 members
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  • Brasileirinho on DVD (2005)
    Director: Mika Kaurismaki
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Innumerable documentaries have explored the essence and cultural legacy of such universalized strands of Brazilian music as sambaI> and bossa nova; Finnish director Mika Kaurismaki's Brasileirinho) represents the first to unearth and dissect the highly regional Brazilian musical strain known as ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 120 members
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  • Tigrero on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Jim Jarmusch,  Sam Fuller
    Director: Mika Kaurismaki
    Certificate: Certificate: Ex
    Filmmaker Sam Fuller revisits the Amazonian setting where, in 1954, he shot footage in the Brazilian rain forest for a John Wayne actioner that never came to fruition. Indie filmmaker legend, Jim Jarmusch and director Mika Kaurismaki accompany Fuller as he relives his career, gives advice and ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 40 members
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  • Zombie And The Ghost Train on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Silu Seppala,  Matti Pelonpaa
    Director: Mika Kaurismaki
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Returning to his native Finland after being conscripted to the army, Zombie settles into a life of mundanity, taking comfort in alcohol and playing his bass guitar. Despite the best efforts of his girlfriend Marjo and friend Harri to save him from himself, Zombie seems to be headed for self-destruction.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 50 members
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  • The Liar on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Aki Kaurismaki
    Director: Mika Kaurismaki
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    THE LIAR tells the story of Ville Alfa, a young drifter with a penchant for lying. These half-truths usually work to his advantage, allowing him to seduce girls and sponge money off friends, family, and total strangers. But he takes things too far when he lies about the death of his brother...
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 55 members
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Mika Kaurismaki facts

5 most recent films

Mama Africa - 2.5 stars
Brasileirinho - 3.5 stars
Tigrero - 3.0 stars
Zombie And The Ghost Train - 3.0 stars
Amazon - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Liar - 3.5 stars
Brasileirinho - 3.5 stars
Amazon - 2.0 stars
Tigrero - 3.0 stars
Zombie And The Ghost Train - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Mama Africa - 2.5 stars
Zombie And The Ghost Train - 3.0 stars
Tigrero - 3.0 stars
Amazon - 2.0 stars
Brasileirinho - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

none - 1 times - show films
Aki Kaurismaki - 1 times - show films
Miriam Makeba - 1 times - show films
Kari Vaananen - 1 times - show films
Abigail Kubeka - 1 times - show films