Timo Salminen
Timo Oskari Salminen (born July 11, 1952 in Helsinki , Finland ) is a Finnish cameraman.
Life
Timo Salminen was born to the Finnish actor and director Ville Salminen . Timo Salminen is best known for his collaboration with the directors Mika and with Aki Kaurismäki in films such as Leningrad Cowboys Go America , Ariel , The girl from the match factory , Contract with my killer , The life of the bohemians and Le Havre . He is the son of the director Ville Salminen and brother of the actor Ville-Veikko Salminen .
Salminen won the Finnish Jussi Film Prize four times and was nominated for the European Film Prize in 2002 and 2006 .
Timo Salminen has been working with Aki Kaurismäki since 1983, the last time in his film The Other Side of Hope, which was presented at the Berlinale in 2017 . Kaurismäki says about his collaboration with Salminen in an interview with Profil.at when asked whether he still communicates with Salminen:
- “Not after 36 years. We started together. We created plans and storyboards for the first two films, but then we agreed that it wouldn't work that way. Because he had a lot of work with the light, I with the storytelling. So we decided silently that he should take care of the camera, lens, and light - and I should take care of the story. It has remained that way to this day. "
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: The Worthless (Arvottomat)
- 1983: Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus)
- 1984: The Clan - The Story of the Frogs (Klaani: Tarina Sammakoitten suvusta)
- 1985: Journey into Darkness (Rosso)
- 1986: Shadows in Paradise (Varjoja paratiisissa)
- 1987: Hamlet goes Business (Hamlet Liikemaailmassa)
- 1988: Ariel
- 1989: Leningrad Cowboys Go America
- 1990: The girl from the match factory (Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö)
- 1990: Hell on the Amazon (Amazon)
- 1990: I Hired a Contract Killer (I Hired a Contract Killer)
- 1992: The life of the Bohème (La Vie de Bohème)
- 1993: The last border (viimeisellä rajalla)
- 1994: The Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses (Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses)
- 1994: Tatjana - Take Care Of Your Scarf (Pidä huivista kiinni, Tatjana)
- 1996: clouds pass by (Kauas pilvet karkaavat)
- 1999: Juha
- 2000: Longing for Jack (Highway Society)
- 2002: The man without a past (Mies vailla menneisyyttä)
- 2002: Dogs Have No Hell
- 2004: Honey Baby
- 2006: Lights of the suburbs (Laitakaupungin valot)
- 2011: Le Havre
- 2014: break
- 2017: The other side of hope (Toivon tuolla puolen)
Web links
- Timo Salminen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- Close up of Timo Salminen, a portrait
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards for Timo Salminen In: imdb.com , accessed on January 20, 2012 (English).
- ↑ Interview with Kaurismäki , accessed June 30, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salminen, Timo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salminen, Timo Oskari (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki , Finland |