Eino Ruutsalo
Directing
- Born
- September 19, 1921 · Kymi, Finland
- Died
- April 2, 2001 (age 79)
Eino Ruutsalo (1921-2001) made mostly documentaries and animated films, in the latter genre he was influenced by Norman McLaren and Stan Brakhage with the idea of painting and scratching directly on the emulsion and then adding a jazz accompaniment to his kinetic images. Ruutsalo had been a fighter pilot during the Second World War and had studied the very au courant Abstract Expressionism after the war in both his own country of Finland and in the United States of America.
Known for
Behind the camera19
- 1991Kinescope Director, Writer
- 1982Havis Amanda: The Beauty of Helsinki Writer, Director
- 1972Alvar Aalto: A Finnish Architect Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Director
- 1969Is This the World of Teddy? Director
- 1968Food Director
- 1967Plus Minus Director, Cinematography, Producer
- 1966Human Signs Director, Producer, Writer, Director of Photography
- 1965Laituri Producer, Director of Photography, Writer, Director
- 1965The Junk Artist Writer, Director, Producer, Director of Photography