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Marja Pensala(1944-2015)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Editor
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Marja Pensala was born on 3 October 1944 in Savonlinna, Finland. She was a director and writer, known for Sielunpimennys (2000), Elsa (1982) and Keys to the Good Life (1983). She died on 31 August 2015 in Helsinki, Finland.
BornOctober 3, 1944
DiedAugust 31, 2015(70)
BornOctober 3, 1944
DiedAugust 31, 2015(70)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Sielunpimennys
  • Director
  • 2000
Pirjo Ravattinen in Elsa (1982)
Elsa
7.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1982
Keys to the Good Life
Short
  • Director
  • 1983
Gnomes' Opera
Short
  • Director
  • 1986

Credits

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Director

  • Volga: A Russian River
    • Director
    • 2010
  • Punainen raketti
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Wunderbaum
    Short
    • Director
    • 2000
  • Sielunpimennys
    • Director
    • 2000
  • We Love You: Michigan 1962-1963 Diary
    3.9
    Short
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Between the Fist and the Stove (1997)
    Between the Fist and the Stove
    5.6
    Short
    • Director
    • 1997
  • Pyhän Arkangelin päivä 22.11.1995
    Short
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Tiiu Silves in The Cinderella of Tallinn (1996)
    The Cinderella of Tallinn
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Keijo Korhonen presidentiksi
    Short
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Aunuksen kylillä
    7.5
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Darkness
    Short
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Fly, Love
    Short
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mä hakkaan kaikki!!
    Short
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Sportscast
    Short
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Toini: Pauper Girl
    Short
    • Director
    • 1988

Writer

  • Volga: A Russian River
    • written by
    • 2010
  • Punainen raketti
    • script
    • 2004
  • Wunderbaum
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2000
  • Sielunpimennys
    • written by
    • 2000
  • We Love You: Michigan 1962-1963 Diary
    3.9
    Short
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Pyhän Arkangelin päivä 22.11.1995
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1996
  • Tiiu Silves in The Cinderella of Tallinn (1996)
    The Cinderella of Tallinn
    5.5
    • planning (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Aunuksen kylillä
    7.5
    • screenplay
    • 1993
  • Darkness
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1991
  • Fly, Love
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1989
  • Mä hakkaan kaikki!!
    Short
    • planning
    • 1989
  • Toini: Pauper Girl
    Short
    • written by
    • 1988
  • Gnomes' Opera
    Short
    • written by
    • 1986
  • Keys to the Good Life
    Short
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Wasted Journey
    Short
    • written by
    • 1982

Editor

  • Between the Fist and the Stove (1997)
    Between the Fist and the Stove
    5.6
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1997
  • Tiiu Silves in The Cinderella of Tallinn (1996)
    The Cinderella of Tallinn
    5.5
    • Editor
    • 1996
  • Aunuksen kylillä
    7.5
    • Editor
    • 1993
  • Darkness
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Baba Amten lapset
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1990
  • Fly, Love
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • Sportscast
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1989
  • Ronnie Reagan Was Here
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Toini: Pauper Girl
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1988
  • Gnomes' Opera
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1986
  • Romeo and Juliet
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1985
  • Keys to the Good Life
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Hero of Night
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Wasted Journey
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Pirjo Ravattinen in Elsa (1982)
    Elsa
    7.2
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1982

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Marja Hautala
  • Born
    • October 3, 1944
    • Savonlinna, Finland
  • Died
    • August 31, 2015
    • Helsinki, Finland

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