Nyrki Tapiovaara, born 10 September 1911 in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki, died 29 February 1940, was a Finnish film director.[1] 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. He died in the Winter War.[2]
Filmography
edit- 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)
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- ^ "Nyrki Tapiovaara". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ Toiviainen, Sakari. "Tapiovaara, Nyrki". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland (in Swedish). Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
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