Pirjo Honkasalo
Directing
Biography
Pirjo Honkasalo is a highly established director, cinematographer and scriptwriter. She directed several feature films in the 1970s and 80s together with Pekka Lehto, including Flame Top which was in Cannes Competition in 1980. In the 1990s, she continued alone and turned to feature documentaries, directing the prize winning trilogy Mysterion, Tanjuska and the 7 Devils, and Atman. Since then, she has directed the stunningly beautiful The 3 Rooms of Melancholia (2004), and her return to fiction was Concrete Night in 2012.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Pirjo Honkasalo
Fire-Eater
1998
Filmography
Acting (6)
2021
The Dinosauras Self
5.8
2014
6.5
6.0
1979
Two Forcesas Self
6.8
1973
Uuno Turhapuroas Nainen raitiovaunussa (uncredited)
5.5
1970
Portraits of Womenas Film Crew Member (uncredited)
5.0
Production & Directing (69)
2025
OrendaDirector
5.4
2021
Donner - PrivateWriter
6.5
2013
Concrete NightScreenplay
5.9
2013
Concrete NightDirector
5.9
2010
ITO – A Diary of an Urban PriestDirector
6.0
2010
6.0
2010
6.0
2010
ITO – A Diary of an Urban PriestDirector of Photography
6.0
2009
The InterrogationDirector of Photography
6.2
2008
Helsinki, ForeverThanks
7.1
2004
7.6
2004
The 3 Rooms of MelancholiaDirector
7.6
2004
7.6
2004
The 3 Rooms of MelancholiaProducer
7.6
2004
The 3 Rooms of MelancholiaDirector of Photography
7.6
1998
Fire-EaterDirector
5.4
1998
Ingmar Bergman on Life and WorkDirector of Photography
7.5
1997
AtmanDirector
7.0
1997
AtmanWriter
7.0
1997
AtmanDirector of Photography
7.0
1997
AtmanCinematography
7.0
1996
8.0
1996
The Cinderella of TallinnDirector
8.0
1994
7.5
1993
Tanjuska and the 7 DevilsProducer
6.5
1993
Tanjuska and the 7 DevilsDirector
6.5
1993
6.5
1993
Tanjuska and the 7 DevilsDirector of Photography
6.5
1991
MysterionStill Photographer
7.5
1991
MysterionScreenplay
7.5
1991
MysterionOther
7.5
1991
MysterionOther
7.5
1991
MysterionEditor
7.5
1991
MysterionDirector
7.5
1991
MysterionDirector of Photography
7.5
1985
Da CapoDirector
6.0
1985
Da CapoScreenplay
6.0
1985
Da CapoEditor
6.0
1983
10.0
1983
10.0
1983
10.0
1983
10.0
1982
7.4
1982
Nine Ways to Approach HelsinkiDirector of Photography
7.4
1982
Nine Ways to Approach HelsinkiDirector
7.4
1980
Flame TopDirector
5.4
1980
Flame TopScreenplay
5.4
1979
Two ForcesDirector of Photography
6.8
1979
Two ForcesWriter
6.8
1979
Two ForcesEditor
6.8
1979
Two ForcesDirector
6.8
1978
The Sign of DangerWriter
8.0
1978
The Sign of DangerDirector
8.0
1976
IkäluokkaDirector
9.0
1976
IkäluokkaWriter
9.0
1976
IkäluokkaDirector of Photography
9.0
1976
IkäluokkaEditor
9.0
1973
The Earth Is a Sinful SongScreenplay
6.7
1973
The Earth Is a Sinful SongAssistant Director
6.7
1973
The Earth Is a Sinful SongSound Editor
6.7
1973
HangoverDirector of Photography
3.3
1972
HellyysCamera Operator
4.3
1972
Marja pieni!Director of Photography
4.8
1971
Laulu tulipunaisesta kukastaStill Photographer
5.6
1970
PilvilinnaDirector of Photography
4.0
1970
Portraits of WomenStill Photographer
5.0
1968
1967
Before I dieDirector