Tuija-Maija Niskanen
An image from Anna-Liisa, one of the productions that also features Tuija-Maija Niskanen.

Tuija-Maija Niskanen

July 10, 1943 — Savonlinna, Finland

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.

Anna-Liisa

Anna-Liisa

1988

Suuri illusioni

Suuri illusioni

1985

The Farewell

The Farewell

1982

Enkeli tulessa

Enkeli tulessa

2004

Seth Mattsonin tarina

Seth Mattsonin tarina

1979

The Death of Federico

The Death of Federico

1967

Klyftan

Klyftan

1973

Landet som icke är

Landet som icke är

1977