Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari. During his long career, he won seven Jussi Awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations.
Also recorded as Matti Uolevi Kassila
Matti Kassila
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- Name
- Matti Kassila
- Born
- 12 January 1924
- Birthplace
- Keuruu, Finland
- Died
- 13 December 2018
- Place of death
- Vantaa, Finland
- Occupation
- Film director
- Awards
- Concrete Jussi Award for lifetime achievements, 2010
- Full name
- Matti Uolevi Kassila.
- Nationality
- Finland.
- Fields
- comedy and film noir.
- Teachers
- Eino Heino and Aimo Jäderholm.
- Honours
- Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Jussi Award for Best Direction and Jussi Award for Best Script.
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Matti Kassila (12 January 1924 – 13 December 2018) was a Finnish film director who achieved fame as one of the most prominent Finnish filmmakers in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for the series of four Inspector Palmu movies, based on the character created by Mika Waltari. During his long career, he won seven Jussi Awards, including a concrete Jussi for lifetime achievement, and received numerous other commendations.
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Biography
His 1959 film Punainen viiva was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. He was also one of the screenwriters for the 1968 film Here, Beneath the North Star, directed by Edvin Laine.
Training under Eino Heino and Aimo Jäderholm is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are comedy and film noir. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Jussi Award for Best Direction and Jussi Award for Best Script.
Photograph of the Finnish actor Joel Rinne, writer Mika Waltari, and filmmaker Matti Kassila.
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Key facts
• Name — Matti Kassila • Born — 12 January 1924 • Birthplace — Keuruu, Finland • Died — 13 December 2018 • Place of death — Vantaa, Finland • Notable Works — Radio tekee murron, Komisario Palmun erehdys • Occupation — Film director • Partner — Aino Mantsas • Awards — Concrete Jussi Award for lifetime achievements, 2010 • Illustration — Young Matti Kassila
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Keuruu.
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Films directed by Kassila
• Isäntä soittaa hanuria (1949) • Professori Masa (1950) • Maija löytää sävelen (1950) • Lakeuksien lukko (1951) • Radio tekee murron (1951) • Radio tulee hulluksi (1952) • Varsovan laulu (1953) • Tyttö kuunsillalta (1953) • Sininen viikko (1954) • Hilmanpäivät (1954) • Isän vanha ja uusi (1955) • Pastori Jussilainen (1955) • Elokuu (1956) • Kuriton sukupolvi (1957) • Syntipukki (1957) • Punainen viiva (1959) • Lasisydän (1959) • Komisario Palmun erehdys (1960) • Tulipunainen kyyhkynen (1961) • Kaasua, komisario Palmu! (1961) • Tähdet kertovat, komisario Palmu (1962) • Kolmen kaupungin kasvot (1963) • Äl’ yli päästä perhanaa (1968) • Vodkaa, komisario Palmu (1969) • Päämaja (1970) • Aatamin puvussa ja vähän Eevankin (1971) • Haluan rakastaa, Peter (1972) • Meiltähän tämä käy (1973) • Natalia (1979) • Niskavuori (1984) • Jäähyväiset presidentille (1987) • Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus (1988) • Kaikki pelissä (1994)
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- 1.Kuolinilmoitus, Helsingin Sanomat, 13 de enero de 2019, pág. C 17
- 2.Iltalehti. Taavi Kassila mietti viikko sitten, tapaako Matti-isäänsä enää: ”Hän oli jo hyvin väsynyt”.
- 3.Porvali, Seppo: Elokuvaohjaaja Matti Kassilan mustavalkoinen elämä. Seura 18/2000 (5.5.2000), pág. 38–42. Helsinki: Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet
- 4.Vantaan kaupunki. Vantaan kulttuuripalkinto.
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