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Dome Karukoski is a bilingual filmmaker who moved to Finland from Cyprus as a child. He is known for directing Tom of Finland, Lapland Odyssey, and The Grump, among other films.
- January 1, 1
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- Nicosia, Cyprus
- Director, Producer, Actor
Thomas August George Dome Karukoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈdome ˈkɑruˌkoski]; born 29 December 1976) is a Finnish film director. He has won over 30 festival awards and having directed six feature films that became blockbusters in his home country and also received international recognition.
Dome Karukoski. Director: Tom of Finland. Dome Karukoski moved to Finland from Cyprus, when he was 5. His mother is a Finnish journalist and his father an American actor. He is bilingual with Swedish and Finnish. He was selected to the University of Art and Design of Helsinki in 1999.
- December 29, 1976
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Tolkien (2019) Tolkien director Dome Karukoski talks to Screen Rant about keeping the biopic from being overloaded by Lord of the Rings references.
Feb 24, 2017 · With Pekka Strang, Seumas F. Sargent, Chris Myland, Alf Myreen. Award-winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most influential and celebrated figures of 20th-century gay culture.
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May 8, 2019 · Dome Karukoski, the filmmaker behind Tolkien, shares his love of J.R.R. Tolkien's work and his vision for the biopic. He reveals how he cast Nicholas Hoult and Lily Collins as the Tolkiens, and why he included a scene of Edith Pratt dancing in the forest.
Director Dome Karukoski explains how he balanced reality with the imaginary in telling the real-life story behind Lord of the Rings. Richard Trenholm. May 10, 2019 9:41 a.m. PT. 4 min read. Fox...
