Olli Varja (b. 1956)

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Alias:
Olavi Varja

Born:
January 1, 1956

Additional information:

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Additional Camera:
1981  The Liar

Camera Operator:
1981  The Liar
1988  From Russia with Rock
1994  Total Balalaika Show

Cinematography:
1981  The Liar
1982  Jackpot 2
1988  From Russia with Rock
1994  Total Balalaika Show

Director of Photography:
1981  The Liar
1981  The Saimaa Gesture
1982  Jackpot 2
1987  Lain ulkopuolella
1987  Macbeth
1988  From Russia with Rock
1991  Zombie and the Ghost Train
1994  Total Balalaika Show
2002  Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002  The Life of Aleksis Kivi
2013  Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

Electrician:
1981  The Liar
1981  The Saimaa Gesture
1982  Jackpot 2
1987  Lain ulkopuolella
1987  Macbeth
1988  From Russia with Rock
1991  Zombie and the Ghost Train
1992  La Vie de Bohème
1994  Total Balalaika Show
2002  Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002  The Life of Aleksis Kivi
2013  Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla

Gaffer:
1981  The Liar
1981  The Saimaa Gesture
1982  Jackpot 2
1986  Shadows in Paradise
1987  Lain ulkopuolella
1987  Macbeth
1988  Ariel
1988  From Russia with Rock
1989  Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1990  I Hired a Contract Killer
1990  The Match Factory Girl
1991  Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991  Night on Earth
1991  Zombie and the Ghost Train
1992  Goodbye, Trainmen
1992  La Vie de Bohème
1992  The Prodigal Son
1993  Our Father…
1993  Ripa Hits the Skids
1994  Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994  Total Balalaika Show
1996  Drifting Clouds
1997  The Collector
1999  Juha
2000  Bad Luck Love
2001  The Classic
2002  Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002  The Life of Aleksis Kivi
2002  The Man Without a Past
2004  Flowers and Binding
2004  Pelicanman
2005  For the Living and the Dead
2006  Lights in the Dusk
2006  Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2007  Family Meeting
2008  Sisters Apart
2009  Backwood Philosopher
2010  Bad Family
2011  Le Havre
2012  Road North
2013  Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2017  The Other Side of Hope
2023  Fallen Leaves

Second Unit Director of Photography:
1981  The Liar
1981  The Saimaa Gesture
1982  Jackpot 2
1986  Shadows in Paradise
1987  Lain ulkopuolella
1987  Macbeth
1988  Ariel
1988  From Russia with Rock
1989  Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1990  I Hired a Contract Killer
1990  The Match Factory Girl
1991  Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991  Night on Earth
1991  Zombie and the Ghost Train
1992  Goodbye, Trainmen
1992  La Vie de Bohème
1992  The Prodigal Son
1993  Our Father…
1993  Ripa Hits the Skids
1993  The Last Border
1994  Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatjana
1994  Total Balalaika Show
1996  Drifting Clouds
1997  The Collector
1999  Juha
2000  Bad Luck Love
2001  The Classic
2002  Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002  The Life of Aleksis Kivi
2002  The Man Without a Past
2004  Flowers and Binding
2004  Pelicanman
2005  For the Living and the Dead
2006  Lights in the Dusk
2006  Rock'n Roll Never Dies
2007  Family Meeting
2008  Sisters Apart
2009  Backwood Philosopher
2010  Bad Family
2011  Le Havre
2012  Road North
2013  Bluesia Pieksämäen asemalla
2017  The Other Side of Hope
2023  Fallen Leaves

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