Klaus Härö
Klaus Härö | |
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Born | 31 March 1971 |
Occupation | Film director |
Klaus Härö (born 31 March 1971 in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish film director. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art.[1]
Härö grew up in a Swedish-speaking Finnish family.[2] He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki. He has directed several feature films, including Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003), Mother of Mine (2005) and The New Man (2007), as well as documentaries and short films. He works in both Sweden and Finland.[citation needed]
In 2003 Klaus Härö received the
Oscars.[3]
Films
- Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003)
- Mother of Mine (2005)
- The New Man (2007)
- Letters to Father Jacob (2009)
- The Fencer (2015)
- One Last Deal (2018)
- Life After Death (2020)
- My Sailor, My Love (2022)
See also
- List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Composite News Bulletin – November 2004". Finnish Ministry of Education. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Juntto, Anssi (2004). "Elämänkatsomus näkyy elokuvista". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ^ Betsy Sharkey (2010-10-15). "Movie review: 'Letters to Father Jacob'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-01-09.
Popular on the festival circuit, the movie was Finland's Oscar submission last year, and the third of Härö's films to represent the country.
External links
- Klaus Härö at IMDb