Mika Juhani Kaurismäki is a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 film director

Film director

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He is the elder brother of Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki

-Career:After studying Media Studies at the University of Tampere, Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment , Dostoyevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki...

, and the father of Maria Kaurismäki who graduated from Tampere School of Art and Media in 2008 with her movie Sideline.

Mika Kaurismäki has lived in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 since approximately 1992 and has made several Brazilian-themed films, including Amazon, Tigrero, Sambólico, Rytmi, and Moro no Brasil. His film Brasileirinho is a 2005 musical documentary about traditional Brazilian choro

Choro

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music.

Filmography

Kaurismäki has made films in several languages, most commonly English

English language

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, Finnish

Finnish language

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 and Portuguese

Portuguese language

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. Below, original titles of the movies are shown in parentheses.

• Mama Africa (2011)
• The House of Branching Love ("Haarautuvan Rakkauden Talo") (2009)
• Three Wise Men (Kolme viisasta miestä) (2008)
• Sonic Mirror (2008)
• Brasileirinho (2005)
• Welcome to São Paulo (Bem-Vindo a São Paulo) (2004)
• Honey Baby (2003)
• Sound of Brazil (Moro No Brasil) (2002)
• Highway Society (2000)
• L.A. Without a Map
  L.A. Without a Map
  L.A. Without a Map is a 1998 film directed by Mika Kaurismäki and written by Mika Kaurismäki and Richard Rayner, based on his novel. The film stars David Tennant, Vinessa Shaw, Julie Delpy, Vincent Gallo, and Johnny Depp It is a French, British and Finnish production.Also known under the titles:...
  
  (1998)
• Danish Girls Show Everything (Danske piger viser alt) (1996)
• Condition Red (1996)
• Sambolico (1996)
• Tigrero: A Film That Was Never Made (1994)
• The last border (1993)
• Zombie and the Ghost Train (Zombie ja Kummitusjuna) (1991)
• Amazon (1990)
• Paper Star (Paperitähti) (1989)
• Cha Cha Cha (1989)
• Night Work (Yötyö) (1988) (TV film)
• Helsinki Napoli - All Night Long (1987)
• Rosso (1985)
• The Clan Tale of the Frogs (Klaani - tarina Sammakoitten suvusta) (1984)
• The Worthless (Arvottomat) (1982)
• Jackpot 2 (1982) (short film)
• Saimaa-ilmiö (1981) (co-directed with Aki Kaurismäki
  Aki Kaurismäki
  -Career:After studying Media Studies at the University of Tampere, Aki Kaurismäki started his career as a co-director in the films of his elder brother Mika Kaurismäki. His debut as an independent director was Crime and Punishment , Dostoyevsky's famous crime story set in modern-day Helsinki...
  
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• The Liar (Valehtelija) (1981)

External links

• Official site of Mika Kaurismäki
• Mika Kaurismäki at IMDb