Pauli Pentti
Biography
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'.
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Movie - 1995, 2h 15m • as Sky
Bad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of their bikes.
Movie - 1988, 2h 15m • as Virtanen
A 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.
Movie - 1987, 2h 15m • as Man in Jailyard (uncredited)
Two 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.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • as Terho Oikarainen
A man fakes his own suicide in order to see how his close ones react.
Movie - 1985, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Anssi 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.
Movie - 2025, 2h 15m • as self
Kari 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?