Pekka_Lehto

Pekka Lehto

Pekka Lehto

Finnish film director


Pekka Lehto (born 14 March 1948) is a Finnish film director.[1] He has directed fifteen films since 1976. He co-directed Flame Top with Pirjo Honkasalo and the film was entered into the 1981 Cannes Film Festival.[2] He also won the Jussi Award for Best Director for the film.[3]

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His 1992 film Kaivo was entered into the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival.[4][5]

Selected filmography


References

  1. Pietari Kääpä (2012). Directory of World Cinema: Finland. Intellect Books. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-84150-617-3.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Flame Top". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  3. "Jussi 1981". filmweb. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. Eurimages News. Editions 1-11. Council of Europe, 1992.
  5. "Venezia, Libertà Per Gli Autori". La Repubblica. 31 July 1992. Retrieved 29 April 2014.

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