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Mika Kaurismäki

Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter

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Born
September 21, 1955
Age in 2026
71
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1955

About Mika Kaurismäki

Mika Kaurismäki, Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter Kaurismäki's first film, The Liar (1980), made in Finland, was his diplom film. The Liar was an overnight sensation, when first shown in Finland; it marked the beginning of the Kaurismäki brothers' film career and started a new era in Finnish cinema. During the active Villealfa years, Mika co-founded the Midnight Sun Film Festival (1986) and the distribution company Senso Films (1987), and the Andorra cinemas in Helsinki. Mika had founded Marianna Films in 1987 and its first independent production was Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991).

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Mika Kaurismäki timeline

  1. Kaurismäki's first film, The Liar (1980), made in Finland, was his diplom film.
  2. During the active Villealfa years, Mika co-founded the Midnight Sun Film Festival (1986) and the distribution company Senso Films (1987), and the Andorra cinemas in Helsinki.
  3. Mika had founded Marianna Films in 1987 and its first independent production was Zombie and the Ghost Train (1991).

The world when Mika Kaurismäki was born

Mika Kaurismäki was born in 1955. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1955

  • #1 song"Rock Around the Clock" – Bill Haley & His Comets
  • Top movieMarty
  • Top TV showThe $64,000 Question
  • Best-selling bookLolita – Vladimir Nabokov

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBrooklyn Dodgers win their first World Series
  • Top headlineRosa Parks sparks the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  • Technology milestoneDisneyland opens in Anaheim, California
  • Defining fadJames Dean and rebel culture
  • Notable inventionVelcro commercially available
  • World population2.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championBrooklyn Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonSyracuse Nationals (NBA)
  • U.S. population165.3M

1955 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Mika Kaurismäki's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19552026
Gas$0.29$3.45/gal
Average home$10,950$435,000
Average income$6,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.50$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population165.3M341 million

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