Jörn Donner was a Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, film director, actor, producer, politician and founder of Finnish Film Archive. Internationally he was best known for his film Fanny and Alexander (1982), that won four Academy Awards, including the award for the best foreign language film.
In Finland he was known for his work as an author, as well as having been member of both, Parliament of Finland and European Union.
Full Filmography
Directing
Aamua kaupungissa
(1954)
Director
Some of These Days
(1955)
Director
A Sunday in September
(1963)
Director
A Testimony About Her
(1963)
Director
To Love
(1964)
Director
Adventure Starts Here
(1965)
Director
Stimulantia
(1967)
Director
Rooftree
(1967)
Director
Black on White
(1968)
Director
Sixtynine
(1969)
Director
Portraits of Women
(1970)
Director
Anna
(1970)
Director
Fuck Off! Images from Finland
(1971)
Director
Hellyys
(1972)
Director
Hangover
(1973)
Director
Three Scenes with Ingmar Bergman
(1976)
Director
Men Can't Be Raped
(1978)
Director
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
(1982)
Director
Dirty Story
(1984)
Director
Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work
(1998)
Director
Isäni jalanjäljillä
(2007)
Director
The Interrogation
(2009)
Director
Armi Alive!
(2015)
Director
Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland
(2017)
Director
The Memory of Ingmar Bergman
(2018)
Director
Acting
Aamua kaupungissa
(1954)
Narrator
Stimulantia
(1967)
Asfalttilampaat
(1968)
Tohtori Bonell
Black on White
(1968)
Juha Holm
Sixtynine
(1969)
Timo Paasi
Portraits of Women
(1970)
Pertti 'Pertsa'
Hellyys
(1972)
Petteri
Hangover
(1973)
Lasse, bilhandlare
Men Can't Be Raped
(1978)
Policeman
Brutal
(1980)
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
(1982)
Self - Narrator
Hockeyfeber
(1983)
Regina ja miehet
(1983)
Writer
Angela's War
(1984)
Gabriel
The Undressing
(1986)
keskustelija televisiossa
Uuno Turhapuro Suomen Tasavallan Herra Presidentti
(1992)
Jörkka Donner
Ingmar Bergman on Life and Work
(1998)
Self
Lovers & Leavers
(2002)
Elokuvatuottaja
Fanny & Alexander: A Bergman Tapestry
(2004)
Self
Isäni jalanjäljillä
(2007)
Self
The Truth About Sauna: The Truth About Finns
(2008)
Himself
Citizen Schein
(2017)
Himself
Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland
(2017)
Interviewer / Narrator / Himself
The Other Side of Hope
(2017)
Poker Player
The Memory of Ingmar Bergman
(2018)
Himself
Void
(2018)
Himself
En film om Jörn Donner
(2019)
Himself
Donner - Private
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
The Dinosaur
(2021)
Self
Writing
Aamua kaupungissa
(1954)
Writer
Some of These Days
(1955)
Writer
A Testimony About Her
(1963)
Writer
A Sunday in September
(1963)
Writer
To Love
(1964)
Writer
Rooftree
(1967)
Writer
Stimulantia
(1967)
Writer
Black on White
(1968)
Writer
Sixtynine
(1969)
Writer
Portraits of Women
(1970)
Writer
Anna
(1970)
Story and Screenplay
Hellyys
(1972)
Writer
Hangover
(1973)
Writer
Men Can't Be Raped
(1978)
Writer
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
(1982)
Screenplay
Angela's War
(1984)
Writer
Dirty Story
(1984)
Novel
The Border
(2007)
Idea
Isäni jalanjäljillä
(2007)
Writer
Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland
(2017)
Screenplay
Production
Aamua kaupungissa
(1954)
Producer
Portraits of Women
(1970)
Executive Producer
Hellyys
(1972)
Producer
Marja pieni!
(1972)
Producer
Mommilan veriteot 1917
(1973)
Producer
Laukaus tehtaalla
(1973)
Producer
The American Dream
(1976)
Producer
Near and Far Away
(1976)
Producer
Pyhä perhe
(1976)
Producer
Hemåt i natten
(1977)
Producer
Tabu
(1977)
Producer
Bluff Stop
(1977)
Producer
Black Sun
(1978)
Producer
Slumrande toner fjärran ur tiden
(1978)
Producer
Men Can't Be Raped
(1978)
Producer
Two Forces
(1979)
Producer
Fanny and Alexander
(1982)
Producer
The Flight of the Eagle
(1982)
Producer
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
(1982)
Producer
The Worthless
(1982)
Co-Producer
After the Rehearsal
(1984)
Producer
The Undressing
(1986)
Producer
Flight North
(1986)
Producer
Paradise America
(1990)
Producer
Goodbye Gibraltar
(1993)
Producer
Mannen utan ansikte
(1995)
Producer
Hylätyt talot, autiot pihat
(2000)
Producer
The Border
(2007)
Producer
The Memory of Ingmar Bergman
(2018)
Producer
Editing
Rooftree
(1967)
Editor
Black on White
(1968)
Editor
Portraits of Women
(1970)
Editor
Eight Deadly Shots
(1972)
Editor
Hellyys
(1972)
Editor
Mommilan veriteot 1917
(1973)
Editor
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
(1982)
Editor
Crew