Donner - Private (2021)
Jörn Donner’s entire production can be considered as a self-portrait, a life-spanning performance. Whilst others have painted one image or another of Donner, John Webster’s interpretation differs in that it pulls most of its material from Donner’s last-intended interview in December 2019, and an immense never-before-seen collection of photographs from albums simply labelled “Donner – Privat”. As a result, the film morphs into an epilogue of sorts, of Donner’s life story.
Director: John Webster
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Jörn Donner as Self (archive footage) |
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Harriet Andersson as Self |
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Anders Carpelan as Self |
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Daniel Donner as Self |
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Johan Donner as Self |
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Rafael Donner as Self |
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Pär Stenbäck as Self |
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Tuula Söderberg as Self |
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Ari Tolppanen as Self |
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Bitte Westerlund as Self |
| Directing | John Webster | Director |
| Crew | Hannu-Pekka Vitikainen | Cinematography |
| Editing | Tuuli Kuittinen | Editor |
| Sound | Pedro Hietanen | Music |
| Production | Mark Lwoff | Producer |
| Production | Misha Jaari | Producer |
| Production | Ari Tolppanen | Producer |
| Writing | Pirjo Honkasalo | Writer |
| Art | Otso Linnalaakso | Production Design |
| Sound | Karri Niinivaara | Sound Designer |
| Lighting | Jani Lehtinen | Lighting Design |