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Tuija-Maija Niskanen

FI, SV cinema · 8 credits

Born

10 July 1943

Died

29 June 2019 (aged 75)

Birthplace

Savonlinna, Finland

Also known as Tuija-Maija Räty

Tuija-Maija Niskanen was a Finnish director and screenwriter. She was best known for movies such as Malli (1971), The Farewell (1981), Kolme naista (1983), Suuri illusioni (1985), Anna-Liisa (1988) ja Ihon aika (1998). Most of her works were TV-movies and she was known to deal with daring themes for her time in her movies, like homosexuality and alcoholism.

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