Timo Salminen

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Timo Salminen (11 July 1952 in Helsinki) is a Finnish cinematographer best known for his artistic work in Aki Kaurismäki's films. Salminen's father Ville Salminen was a famed Finnish film actor, director, writer and producer whose career began in the 1930s and lasted until the 1980s. His older step brother Ville-Veikko Salminen was a comedic actor whose career also lasted over 50 years.

Most Popular Timo Salminen Trailers

Total trailers found: 60

The Saimaa Gesture Trailer (1981)

11 September 1981

A documentary film about a tour of three Finnish rock bands around Saimaa lake system in a steam boat in 1981.

Iron Horsemen Trailer (1995)

27 January 1995

Bad Trip, a biker who has been freshly inducted into a gang, flees from them after stealing one of their bikes.

Highway Society Trailer (2000)

07 December 2000

The mechanic Jack tries to get rid of his criminal background.

Where Is Musette? Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Documentary filmed on-set during the making of Aki Kaurismaki's "La vie de Boheme"

Armpits Trailer (2016)

05 May 2016

Lazarus de Jesus is the adopted son of a wealthy lady from Lisbon, whom he calls Grandmother. It is she who introduces him to Godfather, a great businessman who takes him as his protégé, and Angelina, the woman Grandma wants him to marry.

Pause Trailer (2014)

14 August 2014

One winter evening, at an empty gas station, young country musician Sami meets beautiful Julia, who has run out of gas.

Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet Trailer (2002)

18 May 2002

Ten Minutes Older is a 2002 film project consisting of two compilation feature films entitled The Trumpet and The Cello.

Lights in the Dusk Trailer (2006)

03 February 2006

Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki.

Woman at Sea Trailer (2023)

11 January 2023

Lili has left everything behind to travel to the edge of the earth and accomplish her dream, fishing the Northern seas.

Rocky VI Trailer (1986)

14 June 1986

Not to be confused with any of the sequels to Sylvester Stallone's classic Oscar-winning Rocky, this short film from Finnish filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki is actually meant as a parody of the late Cold War-era Rocky IV, which saw Stallone's character taking on a juiced-up Russian fighter played by Dolph Lundgren.

Paper Star Trailer (1989)

29 September 1989

Anna Kelanen is an ex-model, who just has been released from prison. She thinks back on her life, when she was a rather successful model, and on the things that went wrong.

Calamari Union Trailer (1985)

08 February 1985

A group of men all called Frank—except for one named Pekka—have had enough of life in their working-class neighborhood, so they set off for a better existence in the magical seaside district of Eira.

Crime and Punishment Trailer (1983)

02 December 1983

Former student Rahikainen is pushed to murder when struggling to pay the rent on his apartment. When the murder is being investigated by the police, Rahikainen struggles between trying to hide his guilt and the pressure to confess.

Tilinteko Trailer (1987)

13 February 1987

Two men, Nieminen and Varjola, commit a mail van robbery. Varjola betrays his friend: shoots him and takes the loot.

Viimeinen savotta Trailer (1977)

04 November 1977

Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after running away from the despotic master.

Fallen Leaves Trailer (2023)

14 September 2023

In modern-day Helsinki, two lonely souls in search of love meet by chance in a karaoke bar. However, their path to happiness is beset by obstacles – from lost phone numbers to mistaken addresses, alcoholism, and a charming stray dog.

Amazon Trailer (1990)

14 December 1990

Widowed and broke Finnish businessman Kari takes his two teenage daughters with him to Brazil. A bush pilot introduces him to the idea of gold mining in the jungle, but a beautiful and educated local woman warns him about the possible consequences to the rain forest.

Red Pearls of Love Trailer (2008)

08 May 2008

Maria is young and beautiful. Her life resembles a fairy tale, in which the wishes come true if by magic.

The Worthless Trailer (1982)

15 October 1982

Manne, Harri, and Ville Alfa are rootless twenty-somethings in search of purpose for their banal lives.

Le Havre Trailer (2011)

08 September 2011

In the French harbor city of Le Havre, an elderly shoeshiner with an ailing wife crosses paths with a young African refugee pursued by the police for deportation.

The Other Side of Hope Trailer (2017)

03 February 2017

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

Cha Cha Cha Trailer (1989)

20 January 1989

A lawyer pays a visit to Matti Ojanperä, a bum living under a bridge in the Helsinki harbour, to inform him that he is about to inherit an American aunt of his.

Shadows in Paradise Trailer (1986)

17 October 1986

Nikander, a rubbish collector and would-be entrepreneur, finds his plans for success dashed when his business associate dies.

Shit Happens Trailer (1992)

01 May 1992

Pelicanman Trailer (2004)

17 December 2004

Wanting to know the ways of people, a pelican turns into a gawky young man who soon learns to speak, thanks to his outstanding talent in imitation.

A Distant Neighborhood Trailer (2010)

20 May 2010

Thomas, a father in his fifties, returns by chance to the town where he grew up. He collapses and wakes up forty years earlier in the body of his teenage self.

Ariel Trailer (1988)

21 October 1988

A Finnish man goes to the city to find a job after the mine where he worked is closed and his father commits suicide.

Visions of Europe Trailer (2004)

01 May 2004

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

The Match Factory Girl Trailer (1990)

12 January 1990

Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall.

Kill the Jockey Trailer (2024)

26 September 2024

Remo's self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming jockey, is pregnant with Remo's baby and has to decide between the child or continuing to race.

Bico Trailer (2004)

04 January 2004

A lyrical documentary captures a small mountain village in Portugal, showcasing its timeless essence amid historical changes.

Jauja Trailer (2014)

27 November 2014

A father and daughter journey from Denmark to an unknown desert that exists in a realm beyond the confines of civilization.

Drifting Clouds Trailer (1996)

26 January 1996

The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work.

The Man Without a Past Trailer (2002)

01 March 2002

Arriving in Helsinki, a nameless man is beaten within an inch of his life by thugs, miraculously recovering only to find that he has completely lost his memory.

La Vie de Bohème Trailer (1992)

27 February 1992

Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.

I Hired a Contract Killer Trailer (1990)

12 October 1990

After losing his job and realizing that he is alone in the world, a businessman opts to voluntarily end his life.

The Clan: Tale of the Frogs Trailer (1984)

30 November 1984

Young Alex Sammakko has seen his brothers defy the law in a series of deeds that first land them in jail, and then, after they escape and return to their rural home, land them back in the lap of their locally notorious family.

Leningrad Cowboys Go America Trailer (1989)

24 March 1989

The Leningrad Cowboys, a group of Siberian musicians, and their manager, travel to America seeking fame and fortune.

Yö meren rannalla Trailer (1981)

30 January 1981

Middle-aged municipal architect Mikko is frustrated with his job and his marriage, so for years he has directed his energy into renovating a turn-of-the-century wooden villa on the seaside.

The Last Border Trailer (1993)

20 August 1993

One man's quest for revenge in a post-apocalyptic world

Swagger Trailer (2016)

16 November 2016

A teen-movie documentary, Swagger carries us in the midst of the astonishing minds of eleven teenagers from an underprivileged neighborhood.

Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla Trailer (2013)

06 March 2013

Juice Leskinen & Grand Slam live set recorded in 1988.

Rat Trap Trailer (2011)

10 February 2011

During an election campaign, a large sum of money goes missing at an Estonian politician's home party.

Backwood Philosopher Trailer (2009)

25 December 2009

Self-taught philosopher Konsta Pylkkänen guides a group of researchers through Finland's Kainuu wilderness in the hopes of having a "sinistä ajatusta", idea out of the blue.

Fishlove Trailer (2020)

02 September 2020

Daniel, a biologist studying the disappearance of fish, is haunted by paternity. It is by looking for a woman who could be the mother of his children that he will come across a strange fish and discover what he really lacks: love.

Eureka Trailer (2024)

16 February 2024

A cowboy arrives in a town in search of his daughter, a native policewoman arrests various offenders in a snowy landscape, while her niece, a basketball coach, reunites with her grandfather for a decisive journey that will shape her future, and a bird flies through time and space and begins to enter the minds and dreams of a native tribe in the Amazon jungle.

Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana Trailer (1994)

14 January 1994

Two Finnish men agree to drive an Estonian woman and a Russian woman to a harbor.

Juha Trailer (1999)

26 February 1999

A farmer's wife is seduced into running away from her stolid older husband by a city slicker, who enslaves her in a brothel.

Leningrad Cowboys Meet Moses Trailer (1994)

17 February 1994

After years of fame and misfortune in Mexico, the members of the Leningrad Cowboys decide to return to their native village.

Romantic Guide to Lost Places Trailer (2020)

24 September 2020

Benno and Allegra: he's over fifty, English, and drinks like a fish; she's twenty years younger, a travel blogger with lots of imagination.

Historic Centre Trailer (2012)

10 November 2012

Four voices and their visions of Guimarães, cradle city of the Portuguese nation and European Capital of Culture in 2012.

Rosso Trailer (1985)

11 October 1985

Giancarlo Rosso, a professional assassin from Sicily, is sent to Finland to kill a very specific target.

The Prodigal Son Trailer (1992)

30 October 1992

Esa is a small time crook who has been precisely released from prison. He starts to make money by mugging people.

Total Balalaika Show Trailer (1994)

06 May 1994

A 57-minute documentary of a Helsinki concert featuring the Leningrad Cowboys and the Alexandrov Red Army Choir and Ballet, who collaborate on a number of US Rock songs sung in English (like "Sweet Home, Alabama") as well as more traditional Russian songs like the "Volga Boatman.

Vaiennut kylä Trailer (1997)

31 January 1997

A criminal investigator arrives to investigate the murder of Annikki Niemi in a village whose residents remain silent about the killing.

Hamlet Goes Business Trailer (1987)

21 August 1987

When Hamlet discovers his father’s deceased body, he finds himself pulled into a power struggle as his scheming uncle attempts to secure a monopoly on the Scandinavian rubber duck industry.

The Classic Trailer (2001)

23 February 2001

A self-loving fictional autobiography of author Kari Hotakainen.

Tavern Man Trailer (2012)

09 November 2012

A typical day in the life of a lonely man who works in an unsuccessful tavern located in the historical center of Guimarães, an old town in Portugal.

My Branch So Thin Trailer (2018)

29 September 2018

A young woman lavishes the last care on her mother's lifeless body. At his side, a woman watch, a babouhcka , as they say among the Russians.

Dogs Have No Hell Trailer (2002)

18 May 2002

A typically idiosyncratic mini-mystery about a middle-aged man who gets out of prison, sells his shares in a company and announces that he’s heading off to Siberia to get married.