Eino Ruutsalo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 19, 1921
- Died
- April 2, 2001
- Birthplace
- Kymi, Finland
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.
Filmography
- The Eagle
The Eagle TBA
Director, Writer
- Kinescope
Kinescope 1991
Director, Writer
- Havis Amanda: The Beauty of Helsinki
Havis Amanda: The Beauty of Helsinki 1982
Director, Writer
- Alvar Aalto: A Finnish Architect
Alvar Aalto: A Finnish Architect 1972
Producer, Writer, Director of Photography, Director
- Is This the World of Teddy?
Is This the World of Teddy? 1969
Director
Food 1968
Director
- Plus Minus
Plus Minus 1967
Director, Cinematography, Producer
- Human Signs
Human Signs 1966
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
Laituri 1965
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
- The Junk Artist
The Junk Artist 1965
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- Two Chickens
Two Chickens 1965
Director
- The Jump
The Jump 1965
Director
Les Siffleurs 1964
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- Blue-Eyed Helsinki
Blue-Eyed Helsinki 1963
Director, Producer
Tuulinen päivä 1962
Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Director
Kinetic Pictures 1962
Writer, Director
Hetkiä yössä 1961
Producer, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
- Don Quijote
Don Quijote 1961
Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography
- Talking Hands
Talking Hands 1959
Director, Writer
Credits from TMDB.