Jaakko Juhani Pakkasvirta (28 November 1934 – 23 March 2018) was a Finnish

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

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He directed more than 30 films between 1958 and 2000. His 1975 film '' Home for Christmas'' was entered into the

9th Moscow International Film Festival The 9th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 10 to 23 July 1975. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Polish film '' The Promised Land'' directed by Andrzej Wajda, the Soviet-Japanese film ''Dersu Uzala'' directed by Akira Kurosawa a ...

. His 1978 film ''

Poet and Muse ''Poet and Muse'' ( fi, Runoilija ja muusa) is a 1978 Finnish drama film directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta. The film is about the Finnish poet Eino Leino and the women of his life: a conflict-filled marriage with Freya Schultz and a love affair wi ...

'' was entered into the

11th Moscow International Film Festival The 11th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 14 to 28 August 1979. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Italian-French film '' Christ Stopped at Eboli'' directed by Francesco Rosi, the Spanish film '' Siete días de enero'' directed ...

Partial filmography

* ''Sankarialokas'' (1955) as Alokas * ''Tyttö lähtee kasarmiin'' (1956) as Alokas * ''Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla'' (1958) as Vartija (uncredited) * ''Sotapojan heilat'' (1958) as Alokas * ''Mies tältä tähdeltä'' (1958) as Erkki Paarala * ''Patarouva'' (1959) as Stable master * ''Iloinen Linnanmäki'' (1960) as Sorri * ''Rakas...'' (1961) as Jaska * ''Meren juhlat'' (1963) as Jaska, artist * ''Hopeaa rajan takaa'' (1963) as Ese Wist * ''X-paroni'' (1964) as James * ''Onnenpeli'' (1965) as Jussi * ''

The Diary of a Worker ''The Diary of a Worker'' ( fi, Työmiehen päiväkirja, and also released as ''Not by Bread Alone'') is a 1967 Finnish drama film directed by Risto Jarva. It was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Elina Salo as Rit ...

'' (1967) as Priest (voice) * ''

Time of Roses ''Time of Roses'' ( fi, Ruusujen aika) is a 1969 Finnish science fiction film directed by Risto Jarva, about an innocent girl glamour model legend and a journalist trying to find out her true essence for a biography. The story is set in the year ...

'' (1969, director) * ''Niilon oppivuodet'' (1971) as Interviewer in rock club (uncredited) * '' Home for Christmas'' (1975, director) * ''

'' (1978) as Otto Manninen * ''

Sign of the Beast ''Sign of the Beast'' ( fi, Pedon merkki) is a 1981 Finnish drama film directed by Jaakko Pakkasvirta. It is based on the 1946 book ''A Gloomy Soliloquy'' ( fi, Synkkä yksinpuhelu) by Olavi Paavolainen, based on his war diaries written during t ...

'' (1981, director) * ''Ulvova mylläri'' (1982) as Jeesus (voice) * ''Valkoinen kääpiö'' (1986) as Tomas Borg * ''Linna'' (1986) as Bürgel / Narrator

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* 1934 births 2018 deaths People from Rautjärvi Finnish film directors Finnish screenwriters Finnish film producers Finnish film editors 20th-century Finnish male actors {{Finland-film-director-stub