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Kari Väänänen is a Actor, Director and Writer Finlandais born on 17 september 1953 at Ivalo (Finlande)
Kari Kyösti Väänänen (born 17 September 1953 in Ivalo) is a Finnish actor and director. Domestically he is a member of the Ryhmäteatteri group of actors. He was introduced to international audiences by Aki Kaurismäki; and belongs to the list of his "trusted" stable of actors.
His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian.
Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president.
He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.
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Birth name Kari Kyösti Väänänen
Nationality Finlande
Birth 17 september 1953 (70 years) at Ivalo (Finlande)
Nationality Finlande
Birth 17 september 1953 (70 years) at Ivalo (Finlande)
His most challenging role has been the eponymous mafia hitman of Rosso, for which he learned all his lines phonetically, without previously speaking a word of Italian.
Kari Väänänen was featured in Star Wreck, a Finnish sci-fi parody where he played the Russian president.
He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.
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Let My People Go! (2011)
, 1h28Directed by Mikaël Buch
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Films about Jews and Judaism, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Nicolas Maury, Carmen Maura, Jean-François Stévenin, Amira Casar, Clément Sibony, Aurore Clément
Roles Mr. Tiilikainen
Rating58%
Ruben is a French-Jewish gay mailman is living in fairytale Finland (where he got his MA in "Comparative Sauna Cultures") with his gorgeous Nordic boyfriend. Just before Passover, a series of mishaps and a lovers' quarrel exile the heartbroken Reuben back to Paris and his zany family—including Carmen Maura as his ditzy mom, and Truffaut regular Jean-François Stévenin as his lothario father. Scripted by director Mikael Buch and renowned arthouse auteur Christophe Honoré, Let My People Go! both celebrates and upends Jewish and gay stereotypes.
The House of Branching Love (2009)
Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Elina Knihtilä, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Kati Outinen, Antti Reini, Tommi Eronen, Irina Björklund
Roles Niilo
Rating63%
Le mariage de Juhani, thérapeute familial, et de Tuula, conseillère d'entreprise, se retrouve dans une impasse. Tous deux sont toutefois décidés à essayer de vivre ensemble en bonne intelligence jusqu'à ce que leur maison soit vendue. Malgré toutes leurs bonnes intentions et les nouvelles règles de leur vie commune, les choses vont vite s'envenimer...
One Foot Under (2009)
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Tobias Zilliacus, Vesa Vierikko, Helena Vierikko, Kari Väänänen, Pihla Viitala
Roles Salmela
Rating55%
Visa Vuorio (Tobias Zilliacus), a 35-year-old team leader at the Helsinki city gardening department, is suffering from a terminal neurological disease and only has a few months to live. Because of this, he is a member of a therapeutical support group for people suffering from terminal diseases. Visa's life changes when a young female reporter, Hanna Manninen (Helena Vierikko), arrives at the support group offering to write a series of articles about Visa's life story.
Christmas Story (2007)
, 1h23Directed by Juha Wuolijoki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about children, Films about magic and magicians, Christmas films, Children's films
Actors Kari Väänänen, Mikko Leppilampi, Minna Haapkylä, Mikko Kouki, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Laura Birn
Roles Iisakki
Rating70%
Many years ago, in Lapland, a boy named Nikolas is orphaned when his family are killed in an accident. The heads of the families in the village meet to decide his future and, as life in the arctic is difficult, it is decided that as no one family could care for him permanently, they would raise him communally, with each family taking him for one year and then moving him on to the next. Grateful, Nikolas begins whittling toys out of wood as a gift which, each Christmas, he leaves for the family that cared for him. It becomes a tradition from then, with Nikolas never forgets the children of those families that received him each year. When a blight hits the village, and none of the families can afford to take him in for the next year, he is taken in by grumpy hermit Iisakki as his carpenter's apprentice. Iisakki works him hard but Nikolas is clever and quick to learn, and Iisakki gradually grows to love Nikolas as his own son. Nikolas begins to live more and more for the spirit of Christmas with each passing year and it becomes his life and as he grows old he becomes the figure known as Santa Claus.
V2: Dead Angel (2007)
, 1h32Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Jussi Lampi, Juha Veijonen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Kari-Pekka Toivonen, Kari Väänänen, Seppo Pääkkönen
Roles Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
Rating61%
Honey Baby (2006)
, 1h45Directed by Mika Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Henry Thomas, Irina Björklund, Helmut Berger, Kari Väänänen, Kai Wiesinger
Roles der Große Enrico
Rating56%
Un artiste sans le sou s'entiche d'une jeune mariée aux noces de laquelle il aurait dû jouer de la musique. Ensemble, ils vont parcourir l'immense URSS, passant par l'expérience d'un cirque ambulant, avant de redécouvrir le bordel pour riches dont elle avait été sortie en vue du mariage avec un riche truand.
, 1h43Directed by Timo Vuorensola
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Samuli Torssonen, Kari Väänänen, Timo Vuorensola, Karoliina Blackburn
Roles President Uljanov
Rating65%
The newly established P-Fleet travels to a remote region of space. They approach an anomaly, identified as a "maggot hole". On the bridge of the C.P.P. Potkustartti, Captain James B. Pirk (Samuli Torssonen) reminisces about his experiences since the end of the previous film, Star Wreck V: Lost Contact. Pirk was stranded on Earth at the end of the 20th century, his spaceship destroyed, his crew dispersed to avoid changing Earth's history.
Trench Road (2004)
, 1h53Directed by Veikko Aaltonen
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Eero Aho, Kari Väänänen, Matleena Kuusniemi, Aarne "Aake" Kalliala, Eila Roine
Roles Jarmo Kesämaa
Rating60%
Bad Luck Love (2000)
, 1h34Directed by Olli Saarela
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Tommi Eronen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Ilkka Koivula, Kari Väänänen, Peter Franzén, Olli Saarela
Roles Heinonen
Rating60%
True Love Waits (2000)
, 34minutesGenres Drama, Romance
Actors Peter Franzén, Kari Väänänen, Åke Lindman, Maria Järvenhelmi
Roles Alma / Pappi
Rating65%
For the past years, 62-year-old Helmi has been taking care of her demanding mother. When her mother dies, she is suddenly able to do a lot of things she has not been able to do for a very long time and she is courted by the much younger leader of her church choir.
Ambush (1999)
, 2h3Directed by Olli Saarela
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Peter Franzén, Irina Björklund, Taisto Reimaluoto, Kari Väänänen, Tommi Eronen, Tero Jartti
Roles Corporal Tauno Snicker
Rating66%
Un jeune officier guide une patrouille de reconnaissance finlandaise à travers la frontière russe en 1941. Il apprend que sa fiancée, volontaire féminine au service de l'armée, a été enlevée par un groupe de partisans russes.
Spy Games (1999)
, 1h35Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Bill Pullman, Irène Jacob, Bruno Kirby, Glenn Plummer, Udo Kier, André Oumansky
Roles Cabbie
Rating45%
Harry (Bill Pullman) is a seasoned CIA agent who is looking to forget his past and become his cover identity—a jazz club owner in Helsinki, Finland. Natasha (Irène Jacob) is a young, ambitious SVR (KGB) agent who is looking to secure a future for herself amidst the chaos of the new Russian Federation and her floundering intelligence agency. Originally assigned to spy on Harry, Natasha has fallen in love with the object of her spying, and her assignment has led to a torrid love affair between the two. Like all couples, they are keeping secrets from each other—but in their case, the secrets have international implications.
The Tough Ones (1999)
Directed by Aleksi Mäkelä
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Samuli Edelmann, Juha Veijonen, Teemu Aleksi Lehtilä, Sari Havas, Eero Aho, Kari Väänänen
Roles Törnqvist
Rating70%
Train Birds (1998)
, 1h27Origin German
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films, Road movies
Actors Joachim Król, Outi Mäenpää, Kati Outinen, Peter Lohmeyer, Kari Väänänen, Nina Petri
Roles Asko, Milchfahrer
Rating72%
Hannes, a truck driver from Germany, is a train timetable enthusiast who dreams of winning the first prize at the International Timetable Contest that is to be held in Inari, Finland. When his boss ruins his plans to travel to Inari, Hannes knocks his boss unconscious and leaves the country. While on his trip to Finland by train, his boss is found dead at his office, making Hannes the prime suspect. During his journey, unaware that he is being pursued, Hannes meets many new people, including the love of his life.
Drifting Clouds (1996)
, 1h36Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Cooking films
Actors Kati Outinen, Kari Väänänen, Markku Peltola, Sakari Kuosmanen, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles Lauri
Rating75%
Ilona Koponen (Kati Outinen), a head waitress at Dubrovnik restaurant, is married to Lauri (Kari Väänänen), a tram driver. The couple live in a small, modestly furnished apartment in Helsinki. As they both come home from work late one night, Lauri surprises Ilona with a new television which he purchased on store credit. There is a short discussion between the two regarding their ability to meet their financial obligations but they agree that the TV payments are manageable.