Veikko Aaltonen (born 1 December 1955 in
Sääksmäki
Sääksmäki is a village and a former municipality, currently part of Valkeakoski in the Pirkanmaa region of Western Finland. A past president of Finland, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the Finnish film producer and director Veikko Aaltonen, eminent Finn ...
,
Finland
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) is a Finnish director, editor,
sound editor, production manager and film and television writer and actor.
Aaltonen began his career in the mid-1970s working as a sound editor on various films. Early in his career, he worked with
Rauni Mollberg
Rauni Mollberg (April 15, 1929 – October 11, 2007) was a cinema of Finland, Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies.
In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for YLE. He directed a version of ''The Unknown Soldier (1985 film), The ...
as co-writer on two of his films, ''Milka'' (1980) and ''
The Unknown Soldier'' (1985).
In 1987, Aaltonen directed his first feature film, ''Tilinteko'', which he co-wrote with
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...
, who also produced the film. Five years later, he directed a film that has been considered his primary breakthrough, ''The Prodigal Son'' (1992). Aaltonene was the first Finnish director to work on topics like pedophilia, Sadomasochism and sexual subjugation without credibility and morality.
Aaltonen has also made documentaries and directed TV series.
Partial filmography
* ''
The Worthless'' (''Arvottomat'', 1982) – actor
* ''
Crime and Punishment'' (''Rikos ja rangaistus'', 1983) – editor
* ''
The Unknown Soldier'' (''Tuntematon sotilas'', 1985) – co-writer
* ''
La Vie de Bohème
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'' (1992) – editor
* ''
Our Father...'' (''Isä meidän'', 1993) – director, writer, editor
* ''
Seasick'' (1996) – director, co-editor
* ''
Kiss Me in the Rain
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'' (''Rakkaudella, Maire'', 1999) – director, editor
* ''Maa'' (2001) – director, editor, writer
* ''Työväenluokka'' (2004) – director, writer, editor
* ''Paimenet'' (2004) – director, writer
* ''
Trench Road'' (''Juoksuhaudantie'', 2004) – director, writer
* ''Uudisraivaaja'' (2005) – director
* ''Sydänjää'' (2007) – director
* ''Harvoin tarjolla'' (2008) – director
* ''Helppo elämä'' (television drama series, 2009–2011) – director
* ''Kansan mies'' (television drama series, 2013– ) – director
References
External links
*
Veikko Aaltonen: Filmography ''
The New York Times
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1955 births
Living people
People from Valkeakoski
Finnish film directors
Finnish film producers
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