Risto Jarva

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-07-15 (43 years old)

Deathday

1977-12-16

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).

Acting

1974

One Man's War

as Interview / Man in restaurant

1976

Loma

as Bank customer / Man reading newspaper

Production

1964

X-Paroni

as Editor

1964

X-Paroni

as Director of Photography

1964

X-Paroni

as Producer

1977

1970

Bensaa suonissa

as Producer

1970

Bensaa suonissa

as Production Design

1970

1970

1964

X-Paroni

as Director

1970

Bensaa suonissa

as Director

1969

Time of Roses

as Director

1974

One Man's War

as Writer

1974

One Man's War

as Director

1974

One Man's War

as Editor

1965

Onnenpeli

as Director

1968

1968

1968

1962

1962

Yö vai päivä

as Director

2008

1967

A Worker's Diary

as Director

1976

Loma

as Director

1970

1962

1962

Yö vai päivä

as Executive Producer

1965

Onnenpeli

as Producer

1967

1965

Onnenpeli

as Writer

1965

Onnenpeli

as Editor

1969

Time of Roses

as Producer

1970

Kesäkapina

as Producer

1968

The Green Widow

as Producer

1964

X-Paroni

as Writer

1959

9 runoa

as Director

1969

Frozen Foods

as Writer

1969

Frozen Foods

as Director

1969

Time of Roses

as Writer

1967

1967

A Worker's Diary

as Producer

1968

1968

1967

1976

Loma

as Editor

1976

Loma

as Writer

1968

Computers Serve

as Screenplay

1968

Computers Serve

as Director

1977

1971

Kreivi

as Producer

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