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Tuija-Maija Niskanen
DirectingPersonal Info
gender
Female
birthday
July 10, 1943
died
June 29, 2019
place of birth
Savonlinna, Finland
also known as
Tuija-Maija Räty
Biography
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.