Jaakko Pakkasvirta

Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish film director and screenwriter.[1] He directed more than 30 films between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 film Home for Christmas was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival.[2] His 1978 film Poet and Muse was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[3]

Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Jaakko Pakkasvirta in 1969
Born	28 November 1934 Simpele, Finland
Died	23 March 2018 (aged 83) Vantaa, Finland
Occupation	Film director Screenwriter
Years active	1958–2000

Partial filmography

• Sankarialokas (1955) as Alokas
• Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin (1956) as Alokas
• Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla (1958) as Vartija (uncredited)
• Sotapojan heilat (1958) as Alokas
• Mies tältä tähdeltä (1958) as Erkki Paarala
• Patarouva (1959) as Stable master
• Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960) as Sorri
• Rakas... (1961) as Jaska
• Meren juhlat (1963) as Jaska, artist
• Hopeaa rajan takaa (1963) as Ese Wist
• X-paroni (1964) as James
• Onnenpeli (1965) as Jussi
• The Diary of a Worker (1967) as Priest (voice)
• Time of Roses (1969, director)
• Niilon oppivuodet (1971) as Interviewer in rock club (uncredited)
• Home for Christmas (1975, director)
• Poet and Muse (1978) as Otto Manninen
• Sign of the Beast (1981, director)
• Ulvova mylläri (1982) as Jeesus (voice)
• Valkoinen kääpiö (1986) as Tomas Borg
• Linna (1986) as Bürgel / Narrator

References

1. Jussi-gaala -päivän suru-uutinen - ohjaaja-näyttelijä Jaakko Pakkasvirta menehtyi tänään: ”Nerokas taiteilija” (in Finnish)
2. "9th Moscow International Film Festival (1975)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
3. "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

External links

• Jaakko Pakkasvirta at IMDb