Nyrki Tapiovaara
Illustration — Tapiovaara in 1938 Nyrki Tapiovaara, born 10 September 1911 in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, died 29 February 1940, was a Finnish film director. He belonged to the Tulenkantajat group which promoted modernist ideas in Finnish culture. Tapiovaara's film career only lasted four years and resulted in five feature films, but had a lasting effect on Finnish cinema.
Nyrki Tapiovaara
Suomalaisen elokuvan vuosikymmenet: johdatus kotimaisen elokuvan ja elokuva-alan historiaan 1896-1963 / Kari Uusitalo, Helsinki: Otava, 1965, picture gallery of Finnish film makers · Public domain
- Born
- 1911 · Pitäjänmäki.
- Died
- 1940 · Tohmajärvi.
- Nationality
- Finland · Grand Duchy of Finland
- Occupation
- director · screenwriter
- Education
- University of Helsinki
- Known for
- The Stolen Death
- Languages
- Finnish
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Illustration — Tapiovaara in 1938 Nyrki Tapiovaara, born 10 September 1911 in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, died 29 February 1940, was a Finnish film director. He belonged to the Tulenkantajat group which promoted modernist ideas in Finnish culture. Tapiovaara's film career only lasted four years and resulted in five feature films, but had a lasting effect on Finnish cinema.
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He died in the Winter War.
• Juha (1937) • The Stolen Death (Varastettu kuolema) (1938) • Kaksi Vihtoria (Two Henpecked Husbands) (1939) • Mr. Lahtinen Takes French Leave (Herra Lahtinen lähtee lipettiin) (1939) • One Man's Fate (Miehen tie) (1940)
Suomalainen elokuvaohjaaja Nyrki Tapiovaara (1911-1940) vuonna 1938.
Sakari Toiviaisen kirja "Nyrki Tapiovaaran tie" (1986) s. 123
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Nyrki Tapiovaara died at Tohmajärvi.
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