January 1, 2008

Markku Peltola, 1957 - 2007.

Markku Peltola
Finnish actor Markku Peltola died Monday at age 51. Peltola was best known for his role in Aki Kaurismäki's The Man Without a Past (2002), the story of a down-and-out amnesiac who slowly rebuilds his life by moving into an industrial container with "sea view" and wooing a reluctant soup kitchen volunteer.... Peltola also appeared in Kaurismäki's Juha (1999) and Drifting Clouds (1996), as well as over 30 film and television roles.

Jürgen Fauth and Marcy Dermansky.

Posted by dwhudson at January 1, 2008 3:32 PM

Comments

Very sad news, and a huge loss for Scandinavian cinema.

Posted by: Karsten at January 1, 2008 5:08 PM

A bad last few months- Ulrich Muhe went far too early as well - at least their memorable performances will always be with us.

Posted by: Film Festival Geek at January 1, 2008 6:02 PM

Sad news. Markku Peltola was great in The Man Without a Past, one of my all-time favourite films.
Peter

Posted by: Peter at January 2, 2008 6:34 AM

First Pellonpaa (at age 44) and now this? What the hell is going on with Kaurismaki's actors? This is terrible news.

Posted by: cranly at January 2, 2008 11:53 AM