Poet and Muse

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.

Cast

• Esko Salminen as Eino Leino
• Katja Salminen as Freya Schoultz
• Elina Salo as L. Onerva
• Paavo Liski as Kasimir Leino
• Pertti Palo as Artturi Lönnbohm
• Marita Nordberg as Freya's mother
• Heidi Krohn as Olga Lönnbohm
• Kalle Holmberg as Akseli Gallén-Kallela
• Henri Kapulainen as Jean Sibelius
• Carl-Axel Heiknert as Old Sibelius
• Jaakko Pakkasvirta as Otto Manninen
• Virpi Uimonen as Anni Swan
• Esa Pakarinen Jr. as von Numers

References

External links

• Poet and Muse at IMDb