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Risto Jarva
Person

Risto Jarva

Specialty
Directing
Birth
July 15, 1934 · 43 years
Death
December 16, 1977
Origin
Helsinki, Finland

Technical Alias

B. Kivi

Professional Trajectory

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).

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