Rauni Mollberg
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Rauni Mollberg | |
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Died | 11 October 2007 | (aged 78)
Years active | 1967 – 2007 |
Rauni Mollberg (April 15, 1929 – October 11, 2007) was a Finnish film director who directed movies and TV movies.
In 1963 Mollberg directed movies for
Mollberg did not begin directing films for the cinema until he was well into his forties. He made a notable splash on the international festival circuit in 1974 with
During his career he was used to get wide audiences in Finland. His film The Earth is a Sinful Song (1973) sold 709,664 tickets and it is 11th on the list of most admissions to a Finnish film.[3] 590,271 tickets were sold for the screenings of The Unknown Soldier (1985) making it the 17th highest-grossing movie in the history of Finland.[3]
Awards and nominations
Berlin International Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Bear (1974 and 1981 for films The Earth is a Sinful Song and Milka).
Locarno International Film Festival: Won Special prize for The Earth is a Sinful Song (1974).
Napoli Film Festival: Won Best Director award for Pretty Good for a Human (1978).
Jussi Awards: Best Director award for Sotaerakko (1973), The Earth is a Sinful Song (1974), Pretty Good for a Human (1978), The Unknown Soldier (1986), Best Producer award for Milka (1981).
Filmography
- "Lapsuuteni", 1967
- Tehtaan varjossa, 1969
- Sotaerakko, 1972
- Maa on syntinen laulu, 1973
- Aika hyvä ihmiseksi, 1977
- Milka – elokuva tabuista, 1980
- Tuntematon sotilas, 1985
- Ystävät, toverit, 1990
- Paratiisin lapset, 1994
- Taustan Mikon kotiinpaluu, 1999
- Ison miehen vierailu, 1999
- Puu kulkee, 2000
- Heikuraisen Nauru, 2001
- Korpisen veljekset, 2002
- Reissu, 2004
References
- ^ Römpötti, Harri (5 December 2017). "Tänään televisiossa: Rauni Mollbergin Tuntematon sotilas on kolmesta elokuvaversiosta luokkatietoisin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ Varjus, Seppo (29 November 2012). "Viholliset väreissä". Tuntematon: Ilta-Sanomien erikoislehti (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. p. 63.
- ^ Suomen elokuvasäätiö. 2003. Retrieved 25 October 2022.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Rauni Mollberg at IMDb
- List of highest grossing Finnish movies(in Finnish) Archived 2013-03-27 at the Wayback Machine