Anssi Mänttäri
Also Known As: Suvi-Marja Korvenheimo
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Sippola, Finland
Adult: No
Birthday: December 18, 1941
Age: 83 years old
Gender: Male
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Portraits of Women
Overview: Finnish porn movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire about director Donner's scandalous fame in late 1960s Finland, notorious for a graphic long shot of his penis pointing northeast.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1970-02-06
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Rakkauselokuva
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Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1984-11-16
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Cupid Aims High
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1990-09-07
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Morena
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1986-03-07
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The Rise and Fall of a Friendship
Overview: The egocentric author Jalo Rautakumpu welcomes a visitor to his cabin in the Lappish wilderness. After sauna and a bottle of alcohol, the friendship is formed. But friends can be bad for business.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2012-03-23
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Lakeuden kutsu
Overview: Businessman Erkki Hakala returns to Ostrobothnia after years in Florida and buys a metal workshop in Jalasjärvi from the unknown Partanen brothers with his business partner Taisto Matsomppi. Erkki misses his wife Kaisu, who back in the day stayed in Finland, and his child, but will the man be forgiven for years of absence?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2000-01-14
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Palkkasoturi
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1997-04-18
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See You Some Bloody Day
Overview: A movie about a movie that was never made.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-10-28
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Commando Assault
Overview: Lieutenant Takala meets his fellow partisans of 20th division many year after the war. With flashbacks we see the events of summer 1944.
Genres: War
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1963-02-21
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Jussi Pussi
Overview: Jussi, a student admired by all women, is inadvertently selected to represent both left-wing and right-wing parties in the parliamentary elections. All Jussi cares about is the beautiful, blonde Irmeli.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1970-04-17
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Anssi Mänttäri – Suomielokuvan kummisetä
Overview: Anssi Mänttäri is a living legend of Finnish cinema. Having been involved in over a hundred industry projects as a producer, screenwriter, and actor, Mänttäri’s personal directing credits include 26 feature films, as well as TV movies, series, short films, and documentaries. The documentary chronicles Mänttäri’s career chronologically. His theatre aspirations led to his first role in Mikko Niskanen’s Commando Assault, getting established in the film industry, and finally, his debut as a director with The Holy Family. With plenty of footage of Mänttäri’s films over the years, this biographical documentary meticulously combs through his filmography, also touching on his thoughts about winning a Jussi Award and founding the organisation ELKE ry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2024-06-12
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Cuban Serenade
Overview: Finnish documentary about Cuba.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Jumalia ei uhmata
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Genres: TV Movie Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1988-11-03
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Viimeiset rotannahat
Overview: Anssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in Helsinki in summer the main character (played by Mänttäri himself) jumps from one bar and bed to the next. Especially vulgar black humour.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1985-01-18
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The Inspector
Overview: Surrealistic black comedy about a safe insurance inspector looking into one company's fate.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2011-06-16
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Calamari Union
Overview: A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira. But the way is long, and the group face many hurdles including stray dogs and defunct streetlights.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1985-02-08
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Karvat
Overview: A middle-aged man becomes deeply involved with the affairs and criminal connections of a mysterious girl.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 1974-07-26
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Some of You May Have Heard of Me
Overview: Kari Uusitalo, a regular visitor to the Tampere Film Festival, delved into the state of Finnish cinema of the mid-1980s, while getting to know the new generation of filmmakers in Anssi Mänttäri's comedic short documentary. Deep in Reppufilmi's cellar, in addition to director Mänttäri, we meet Pirkko Hämäläinen, Markku Toikka, Matti Pellonpää, Paavo Piskonen and Pauli Pentti. The film poses the question: why is a person, an artist, willing to risk everything over and over again?
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2025-03-06
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