Jörn Donner

Born: 1933-02-05

Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film. In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.


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The Other Side of Hope

as Poker Player
Released: 2017-02-03

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

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The Dinosaur

as Self
Released: 2021-03-10

Acclaimed Finnish director Rauni Mollberg made several scandalous yet widely appreciated films....

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Men Can't Be Raped

as Policeman
Released: 1978-02-24

A woman who has been raped by a man at a party plots and executes an elaborate and humiliating...

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Sixtynine

as Timo Paasi
Released: 1969-10-03

Tuula's husband Jukka takes care of all domestic chores. Tuula seems to have no idea that her...

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Hangover

as Lasse, bilhandlare
Released: 1973-06-12

Lasse is a car salesman who has vowed to never get married. He wakes up hung over one morning...

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Citizen Schein

as Himself
Released: 2017-03-10

Harry Schein was an anomaly in Swedish cultural society. Equal parts playboy, intellectual, and...

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Stimulantia

as uncredited
Released: 1967-03-28

Stimulantia is a 1967 Swedish anthology film comprising eight episodes by eight different...

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Lovers & Leavers

as Elokuvatuottaja
Released: 2002-02-01

This movie is about Iiris Vaara. She turns 30 and meets young director Marko. All dreams come...

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Black on White

as Juha Holm
Released: 1968-03-15

Juha is a sales manager of a refrigerator company. His perfect-looking family and glittering...

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Donner - Private

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-01-29

Jörn Donner’s entire production can be considered as a self-portrait, a life-spanning...

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Void

as Himself
Released: 2018-09-28

Eero’s career as an author is spiraling down: he just can’t get started with his new novel. The...

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Angela's War

as Gabriel
Released: 1984-09-07

In this melodrama about love in wartime, Angela (Ida-Lotta Backman) is a Finnish nurse in...

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Asfalttilampaat

as Tohtori Bonell
Released: 1968-12-19

A story of a doomed young love in a small narrow-minded town.

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The Undressing

as keskustelija televisiossa
Released: 1986-02-21

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Portraits of Women

as Pertti 'Pertsa'
Released: 1970-02-06

Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his...

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Brutal

as uncredited
Released: 1980-01-01

The concrete costs for culture and creativity is here illustrated in punchy images.

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Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work

as Self
Released: 1998-01-31

TV Documentary about Ingmar Bergman from 1998.

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Hellyys

as Petteri
Released: 1972-02-18

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Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti

as Jörkka Donner
Released: 1992-08-14

Uuno Turhapuro becomes the President of Finland. Streets are named after him and honorary...

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Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

as Self - Narrator
Released: 1982-12-03

Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki, shot by Pirjo Honkasalo and Eero Salmenhaara, is a documentary...

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Hockeyfeber

as uncredited
Released: 1983-10-07

Hockeyfeber tells not only the story of collisions on the ice , but also about life as it really...

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Regina ja miehet

as Writer
Released: 1983-02-18

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Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland

as Interviewer / Narrator / Himself
Released: 2017-11-25

In „Fuck Off 2“, Donner waxes sarcastic about the scourges in Finnish society by interviewing...

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Fanny & Alexander: A Bergman Tapestry

as Self
Released: 2004-12-04

Short documentary featuring interviews from the cast and crew of "Fanny and Alexander." Featured...

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Aamua kaupungissa

as Narrator
Released: 1954-09-11

Helsinki wakes up to the summer morning in Jörn Donner's first short film, which goes through...

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The Memory of Ingmar Bergman

as Himself
Released: 2018-05-15

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Ingmar Bergman the Finnish writer and director...

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En film om Jörn Donner

as Himself
Released: 2019-03-01

Known for his sharp tongue and controversial statements, Jörn Donner has been an important...

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Jörn Donner kertoo Helsingistä

as Himself
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Returning to his beloved hometown after years abroad, Jörn Donner reminisces Helsinki of his...

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