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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-07-15 (90 years old)

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Risto Jarva

Biography:

Risto Jarva was a leading filmmaker in the Finnish cinema of the 1960's and the 1970's as well as one of the founders of the production company Filminor. He died aged 43 in a car accident on his way home from the premiere of his now classic film The Year of the Hare (1977).

Known For

Acting

1984

1976

Loma as Bank customer / Man reading newspaper

1974

One Man's War as Interview / Man in restaurant

1965

1959

Directing

1977

1976

Loma as Director

1974

One Man's War as Director

1972

1970

Bensaa suonissa as Director

1969

Time of Roses as Director
Frozen Foods as Director

1968

Woman and Society as Director
Computers Serve as Director

1967

A Worker's Diary as Director
Town Is Our Future as Director

1965

Onnenpeli as Director

1964

X-Paroni as Director

1962

Yö vai päivä as Director

1959

9 runoa as Director

Camera

1964

X-Paroni as Director of Photography

Editing

1977

1976

Loma as Editor

1974

One Man's War as Editor

1968

1967

1965

Onnenpeli as Editor

1964

X-Paroni as Editor

1962

Yö vai päivä as Editor

Production

1971

Kreivi as Producer

1970

Bensaa suonissa as Producer
Kesäkapina as Producer

1969

Time of Roses as Producer

1968

The Green Widow as Producer

1967

A Worker's Diary as Producer

1965

Onnenpeli as Producer

1964

X-Paroni as Producer

1962

Yö vai päivä as Executive Producer

Art

1970

Bensaa suonissa as Production Design

Writing

1977

The Year of the Hare as Screenplay

1976

Loma as Writer

1974

One Man's War as Writer

1969

Frozen Foods as Writer
Time of Roses as Writer

1968

Computers Serve as Screenplay

1967

1965

Onnenpeli as Writer

1964

X-Paroni as Writer

1962

Yö vai päivä as Writer

Crew

2008