Movies by Mika Kaurismäki
As part of the cast:
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Moro No Brasil (2002)
Cast: Seu Jorge, Mika Kaurismäki
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Follow Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki on a musical odyssey of his second home, Brazil. Digging deeper than the well-known samba and bossa nova styles, this documentary mines…
As a director:
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Mama Africa (2011)
Cast: Miriam Makeba
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
This 90-minute documentary follows the wide-ranging career of singer Miriam Makeba, from her remarkable performances and activism to her controversy-inspiring marriage to Black Panther…
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The House of Branching Love (2009)
Cast: Elina Knihtilä, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Antti Reini …
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki's lively comedy recounts the implosion of a modern marriage as family therapist Juhani (Hannu-Pekka Björkman) and his wife, Tuula (Elina…
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Three Wise Men (2008)
Cast: Kari Heiskanen, Pertti Sveholm, Timo Torikka …
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
After meeting unexpectedly at the hospital, three old friends head to a karaoke bar, where they contemplate their failures and, in the process, learn a lot about one another -- and…
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The Sound of Rio: Brasileirinho (2007)
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Mika Kaurismäki's toe-tapping, finger-snapping documentary reveals the vibrant sounds of Brazil's old-style choro music, a blend of native Indian, European and African forms…
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Moro No Brasil (2002)
Cast: Seu Jorge, Mika Kaurismäki
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Follow Finnish director Mika Kaurismäki on a musical odyssey of his second home, Brazil. Digging deeper than the well-known samba and bossa nova styles, this documentary mines…
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L.A. Without a Map (1998)
Cast: David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy …
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
A holiday affair in England mushrooms into a full-blown life crisis for struggling actress Barbara (Vinessa Shaw) when the earnest undertaker (and obituary writer) she met on vacation,…
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Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
Cast: Samuel Fuller, Jim Jarmusch
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
In the 1940s, director Sam Fuller dove deep into the jungles of the Amazon to film what he hoped would become a John Wayne classic. There, he got to know the Karaja Indians, who generously…
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Helsinki Napoli (1987)
Cast: Kari Väänänen, Roberta Manfredi, Jean-Pierre Castaldi …
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
While working in West Berlin, Finnish cabdriver Alex (Kari Väänänen) finds himself mixed up with the mob in director Mika Kaurismäki's noir-tinged comedy.…