Risto Jarva

Directing

Birthday

1934/07/15

Day of death

1977/12/16 (43 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Helsinki, Finland

Also know as

B. Kivi

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).