Kirsi Tykkyläinen

Birth : 1949-08-28, Pieksämäki, Finland

History

Kirsi Tykkyläinen (born August 28, 1949 in Pieksämäki) is a former Finnish diplomat and international filmmaker. Tykkyläinen grew up in a teacher family in Pieksämäki. After studying Russian, she worked at the University of Helsinki at the Russian Language and Literature in 1975-1983 and then as Head of International Affairs at the Finnish Film Foundation. Between 2002 and 2006, he served as a cultural council at the Embassy of Finland in Moscow and was then invited to lead the Moscow Film Festival for 2007-2009. Head of the St. Petersburg Institute in Finland, he worked for 2011-2012. Kirsi Tykkyläinen's daughter is actor Maria Järvenhelmi. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Movies

Dogs Have No Hell

Ticket seller

A short film by Aki Kaurismäki. It was shot in 2001 as a test before filming The Man Without a Past, featuring much of the same cast. Markku Peltola plays a man who leaves his company and boards a train to Moscow with the woman he is going to marry.

Peculiarities of the National Fishing

General Ivolgin, forester Kuzmich, and good-natured Lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country, where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up leaving their vodka and fishing equipment behind.

Total Balalaika Show

A 57 minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman".

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses

Singer of Babylon

After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return to their native village. Their former manager Vladimir, who now calls himself Moses lead them on their way home.

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana

Klavdia

This droll tale of longing and awkward romance follows two misfits - a coffee addict and a vodka-soaked mechanic - as they hit the road in their Soviet-built Volga. Along the way they manage to pick up two women, the Estonian Tatjana and the buxom Russian Klavdia, despite sharing no common language and being completely clueless as to what to do with them next.

These Boots

Life of a member of the rock band Leningrad Cowboys from birth to moving away from home.

Those Were The Days

Bartender's wife

A stranger arrives in Parisian night café where the Leningrad Cowboys are drinking.

The Clock

Woman in Train