As Director, As Writer
The Year of the Hare
1977
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Risto Jarva
Directing
Birth date
July 15, 1934
Birth place
Helsinki, Finland
Death date
December 16, 1977
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).
