Risto Jarva

Birthday: 7/15/1934
Deathday: 12/16/1977
Place of birth: Helsinki, Finland
Fame for: Directing
Also known 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).