Poet and Muse

Poet and Muse
Original Finnish film poster
Directed byJaakko Pakkasvirta
Written byTitta Karakorpi
Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Produced byJaakko Pakkasvirta
StarringEsko Salminen
CinematographyEsa Vuorinen
Release date
  • 13 October 1978 (1978-10-13)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Poet and Muse (Finnish: 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 with the poet L. Onerva. It was entered into the 11th Moscow International Film Festival.[1]

  1. ^ "11th Moscow International Film Festival (1979)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.