Pauli Pentti
Director · 1958 – 2022 · Parkano, Finland
Pauli Pentti was a Finnish director and producer. He also worked as a scriptwriter, lighting designer and actor. Pentti worked for a long time as assistant director to the Kaurismäki brothers. Before his death in 2022, he was working on the production of the TV series 'The Man Who Died'.
Movies7
Movie6.0ComedyRomanceHannes is a beer truck driver in Dortmund. His biggest dream is to win the first prize at the International Timetable Contest in Inari (Finland). When his new boss cancels his extra holidays to go there, Hans goes mad… On his journey to Finland by train, followed by the police, he meets lot of folks and the love of his life.
Movie5.5TV MovieCrimeA well-known Finnish man is found murdered in a popular Sicilian resort, and a Finnish police officer who happens to be there begins to investigate the case on his own.
Jumalia ei uhmata
1988 · 2 votes
Movie6.5ActionThrillerBad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of their bikes.
Iron Horsemen
1995 · 2 votes
Movie6.3DramaCrimeTwo men, Nieminen and Varjola, commit a mail van robbery. Varjola betrays his friend: shoots him and takes the loot. Nieminen is arrested, but he refuses to reveal his accomplice's name. On his first leave on prison Nieminen finds Varjola in a small town, where he has became the mayor. Varjola, of course, is shocked to see his old friend again.
Tilinteko
1987 · 4 votes
Movie6.0DramaComedyA man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.
Ylösnousemus
1985 · 3 votes
Movie5.0ComedyDramaAnssi Mänttäri’s low-budget movies with their intimate content have become classics. In this black comedy that takes place in Helsinki in summer the main character (played by Mänttäri himself) jumps from one bar and bed to the next. Especially vulgar black humour.
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985 · 5 votes
MovieDocumentaryKari Uusitalo, a regular visitor to the Tampere Film Festival, delved into the state of Finnish cinema of the mid-1980s, while getting to know the new generation of filmmakers in Anssi Mänttäri's comedic short documentary. Deep in Reppufilmi's cellar, in addition to director Mänttäri, we meet Pirkko Hämäläinen, Markku Toikka, Matti Pellonpää, Paavo Piskonen and Pauli Pentti. The film poses the question: why is a person, an artist, willing to risk everything over and over again?