Pirjo Honkasalo

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1947-02-22 (77 years old)

Place of Birth Helsinki, Finland

Pirjo Honkasalo

Biography

Pirjo Honkasalo is a highly established director, cinematographer and scriptwriter. She directed several feature films in the 1970s and 80s together with Pekka Lehto, including Flame Top which was in Cannes Competition in 1980. In the 1990s, she continued alone and turned to feature documentaries, directing the prize winning trilogy Mysterion, Tanjuska and the 7 Devils, and Atman. Since then, she has directed the stunningly beautiful The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2004), and her return to fiction was Concrete Night in 2012.

Known For

Director

2025
Orenda

as Director

2013
Concrete Night

as Director

1998
Fire-Eater

as Director

1997
Atman

as Director

1991
Mysterion

as Director

1985
Da Capo

as Director

1983
250 grammaa

as Director

1980
Flame Top

as Director

1979
Two Forces

as Director

1978
The Sign of Danger

as Director

1973
The Earth Is a Sinful Song

as Assistant Director

1967
Before I die

as Director

Camera

2009
The Interrogation

as Director of Photography

2004
The 3 Rooms of Melancholia

as Director of Photography

1998
Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work

as Director of Photography

1997
Atman

as Director of Photography

1993
Tanjuska and the 7 Devils

as Director of Photography

1991
Mysterion

as Still Photographer

1991
Mysterion

as Director of Photography

1982
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki

as Director of Photography

1979
Two Forces

as Director of Photography

1973
Hangover

as Director of Photography

1972
Hellyys

as Camera Operator

1972
Marja pieni!

as Director of Photography

1970
Portraits of Women

as Still Photographer

1970
Pilvilinna

as Director of Photography

Writer

2021
2013
Concrete Night

as Screenplay

1997
Atman

as Writer

1991
Mysterion

as Screenplay

1985
Da Capo

as Screenplay

1983
250 grammaa

as Writer

1980
Flame Top

as Screenplay

1979
Two Forces

as Writer

1978
1973

Editor

1991
Mysterion

as Editor

1985
Da Capo

as Editor

1983
250 grammaa

as Editor

1979
Two Forces

as Editor

Actor

2021
The Dinosaur

as Self

1979
Two Forces

as Self

1973
Uuno Turhapuro

as Nainen raitiovaunussa (uncredited)

1970
Portraits of Women

as Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Producer

1983
250 grammaa

as Producer

Crew

2008
1991
Mysterion

as Other

Sound

1991
Mysterion

as Other

1973