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Olavi Tuomi is a Actor, Location Manager, Assistant Director, Director of Photography, Cinematography and Gaffer Finlandais born on 22 may 1932 at Helsinki (Finlande)

Olavi Tuomi

Olavi Tuomi
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Nationality Finlande
Birth 22 may 1932 at Helsinki (Finlande)
Death 14 november 2006 (at 74 years) at Helsinki (Finlande)

Matti Olavi "Ola" Tuomi (22 May 1932 – 14 November 2006) was a Finnish cinematographer, chief lighting technician and actor.

Tuomi started to work for Suomen Filmiteollisuus at the age of 15. His first major work was being one of the cinematographers of the Edvin Laine film The Unknown Soldier (1955). He continued to work for Laine both as a cinematographer and an assistant director up until the end of Laine's career. Tuomi also worked in several Aki Kaurismäki films, such as Tulitikkutehtaan tyttö, Kauas pilvet karkaavat and Mies vailla menneisyyttä. He was also occasionally seen in films as an actor.

Olavi Tuomi was the director of photography in more than 40 Finnish films during his career that covered nearly 60 years. He received three Jussi Awards for best cinematography; for movies Pojat (1962), Isä meidän (1993) and Merisairas (1996).

Best films

The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past
(2002)
(Location Manager)

Usually with

Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
(5 films)
Edvin Laine
Edvin Laine
(6 films)
Osmo Harkimo
Osmo Harkimo
(5 films)
Matti Kassila
Matti Kassila
(6 films)
Paavo Hukkinen
Paavo Hukkinen
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Olavi Tuomi (16 films)

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Actor

The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past (2002)
, 1h37
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, La précarité, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Anneli Sauli, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles Chief Bureaucrat
Rating75% 3.7983853.7983853.7983853.7983853.798385
The film begins with an unnamed man arriving by train to Helsinki. After falling asleep in Kaisaniemi Park, he is mugged and beaten by hoodlums and is severely injured in the head, losing consciousness. He awakes and wanders back to the train station and collapses in its bathroom. He awakes the second time in a hospital and finds that he has lost his memory. He starts his life from scratch, living in container dwellings, finding clothes with help from the Salvation Army and making friends with the poor.
The Unknown Soldier
The Unknown Soldier (1955)
, 3h1
Directed by Edvin Laine
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Kosti Klemelä, Åke Lindman, Heikki Savolainen, Reino Tolvanen, Veikko Sinisalo, Pentti Siimes
Roles Military Cook
Rating79% 3.995633.995633.995633.995633.99563
Nous sommes à l'été 1941. Une compagnie de mitrailleuses de l'est de la Finlande reçoit l'ordre de restituer leur surplus d'équipement. La société est transférée aux lignes de front. Le lendemain matin, les soldats se réveillent au son des fusils - la guerre a commencé. Les troupes finlandaises attaquent et traversent rapidement la frontière. Les jeunes recrues nerveuses de la compagnie reçoivent leur baptême de feu et les hommes se familiarisent avec la mort et les épreuves de la guerre. Sous la force et mal équipés, ils combattent un ennemi supérieur. Les listes de héros et de morts semblent interminables. L'interprétation épique d'Edvin Laine du roman de guerre de Väinö Linna "Tuntematon Sotilas" constitue un chapitre entier du livre sur l'histoire du cinéma finlandais.

Producer

The Man Without a Past
The Man Without a Past (2002)
, 1h37
Directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Origin Finlande
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about alcoholism, Medical-themed films, La précarité, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Markku Peltola, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Anneli Sauli, Elina Salo, Outi Mäenpää
Roles Location Manager
Rating75% 3.7983853.7983853.7983853.7983853.798385
The film begins with an unnamed man arriving by train to Helsinki. After falling asleep in Kaisaniemi Park, he is mugged and beaten by hoodlums and is severely injured in the head, losing consciousness. He awakes and wanders back to the train station and collapses in its bathroom. He awakes the second time in a hospital and finds that he has lost his memory. He starts his life from scratch, living in container dwellings, finding clothes with help from the Salvation Army and making friends with the poor.
For the Matches
For the Matches (1980)
, 1h34
Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Rita Polster, Vyacheslav Nevinny, Georgy Vitsin, Ritva Valkama, Sergueï Filippov
Roles Unit Production Manager
Rating67% 3.3901153.3901153.3901153.3901153.390115
Antti Ihalaynen (Yevgeny Leonov) lives happily on the farm with his wife Anna-Lisa (Rita Polster). Once, when the house ran out of matches and the Ihalaynens had nothing to make a fire for cooking coffee so loved by the Finns, Anna-Lisa sent her husband to a neighbor Hyuvyarinen (Sergei Filippov) for matches.

Director

For the Matches
For the Matches (1980)
, 1h34
Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Rita Polster, Vyacheslav Nevinny, Georgy Vitsin, Ritva Valkama, Sergueï Filippov
Roles Assistant Director
Rating67% 3.3901153.3901153.3901153.3901153.390115
Antti Ihalaynen (Yevgeny Leonov) lives happily on the farm with his wife Anna-Lisa (Rita Polster). Once, when the house ran out of matches and the Ihalaynens had nothing to make a fire for cooking coffee so loved by the Finns, Anna-Lisa sent her husband to a neighbor Hyuvyarinen (Sergei Filippov) for matches.

Cameraman

Seasick
Seasick (1996)

Directed by Veikko Aaltonen
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Bob Peck, Katrin Cartlidge, John Castle, Peter Firth, Sheila Gish, John Bardon
Roles Director of Photography
Rating53% 2.6885752.6885752.6885752.6885752.688575
For the Matches
For the Matches (1980)
, 1h34
Directed by Leonid Gaïdaï, Risto Orko
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Historical, Musical
Actors Evgueni Leonov, Rita Polster, Vyacheslav Nevinny, Georgy Vitsin, Ritva Valkama, Sergueï Filippov
Roles Assistant Camera
Rating67% 3.3901153.3901153.3901153.3901153.390115
Antti Ihalaynen (Yevgeny Leonov) lives happily on the farm with his wife Anna-Lisa (Rita Polster). Once, when the house ran out of matches and the Ihalaynens had nothing to make a fire for cooking coffee so loved by the Finns, Anna-Lisa sent her husband to a neighbor Hyuvyarinen (Sergei Filippov) for matches.
In Adam's Dress and a Bit in Eve's Too
In Adam's Dress and a Bit in Eve's Too (1971)
, 1h28
Directed by Matti Kassila
Genres Comedy
Actors Heikki Kinnunen, Kauko Helovirta., Pentti Irjala, Tapio Hamalainen, Veijo Pasanen
Roles Director of Photography
Rating61% 3.0884653.0884653.0884653.0884653.088465
Two young men, Heikki and Jussi, and the local railway stationmaster cause havoc in a small village
Akseli and Elina
Akseli and Elina (1970)
, 2h17
Directed by Edvin Laine
Genres Drama
Actors Aarno Sulkanen, Matti Pellonpää, Kauko Helovirta., Matti Ranin, Jussi Jurkka, Olavi Ahonen
Roles Director of Photography
Rating67% 3.388593.388593.388593.388593.38859
Inspector Palmu's Error
Inspector Palmu's Error (1960)
, 1h43
Directed by Matti Kassila
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Toivo Joel Rinne, Matti Ranin, Leo Jokela, Jussi Jurkka, Leevi Kuuranne, Saara Ranin
Roles Director of Photography
Rating77% 3.8882353.8882353.8882353.8882353.888235
The film opens with a scene of guests arriving at the crime-themed dinner party of Bruno Rygseck, the rich and decadent heir of the Rykämö concern. The guests are his cousins Airi and Aimo Rykämö, Airi's fiancé Erik Vaara, who works for the concern and strongly dislikes Bruno, and Irma Vanne, the daughter of vuorineuvos Vanne. In order to scare them as they arrive, Bruno has dressed up as the Grim Reaper.