Aarne Tarkas
Aarne Tarkas (until 1947 Aarne Saastamoinen , born December 19, 1923 in Pori , † October 7, 1976 in Denia , Spain ) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter .
Tarkas received the Jussi for his first film with the screenwriter Matti Kassila and in 1952 founded the "Junior-Film", with which he made successful films such as B. The white reindeer ( Valkoinen peura ), produced. As a prolific writer, he made up to five films a year; Among his around 35 scripts were adaptations of Edgar Rice Burroughs ' John Carter vom Mars stories, from which he also took his last name.
A number of young actresses owe Tarkas first experiences because he used them in his works, such as Risto Mäkelä , Spede Pasanen and Liana Kaarina . In the late 1960s, Tarkas shot for television with great success. a. for "OY Mainos-TV Reklam AB". He died of a heart attack at the age of 52.
Filmography (selection)
- 1954: Villi pohjola
- 1959: On a hot summer evening (Nina ja Erik)
- 1961: The girl in the hat (Tytto ja hattu)
- 1962: Innocence in a double bed (Turkasen tenava)
Web links
- Aarne Tarkas in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (finnish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ November 15, 1950 Ravintola Kalastajatorppa ( Memento from March 26, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tarkas, Aarne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Saastamoinen, Aarne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish film director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 19, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pori |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1976 |
| Place of death | Denia , Spain |