Risto Antero Jarva (15 July 1934 – 16 December 1977) was a Finnish filmmaker.
Jarva usually approached his long films and short documentary films from some social problem and from one or more possible ways to solve it. Such problems included the widespread use of cars, the position of women, city planning, pollution, the role of gossip magazines' journalists, and the Finnish society's remaining ideological divides.
His 1967 film ''
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 ...
'' was entered into the
5th Moscow International Film Festival
The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...
.
He was a seven time
Jussi Awards
The Jussi Awards are Finland's premier film industry prizes, awarded annually to recognize the achievements of directors, actors, and writers.
History
The first Jussi Awards ceremony was held on 16 November 1944 at the Restaurant Adlon in Hels ...
winner.
Jarva worked as an artistic professor of the film from 1970 to 1975 and as the Helsinki Applied Arts and Industry College's senior teacher from 1975 to 1977. His last film was ''
Jäniksen vuosi
''The Year of the Hare'' ( fi, Jäniksen vuosi) is a 1977 Finnish drama film directed by Risto Jarva, starring Antti Litja as a man who leaves his office job in Helsinki to live in the wilderness with a hare. The film is based on the 1975 book '' ...
'' ("The Year of the Hare"). He died in a car accident on his way back from a private showing of the film, and the subsequent party.
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1934 births
1977 deaths
Artists from Helsinki
Finnish film directors
Road incident deaths in Finland
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