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.^[1]

Poet and Muse
Original Finnish film poster
Directed by	Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Written by	Titta Karakorpi Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Produced by	Jaakko Pakkasvirta
Starring	Esko Salminen
Cinematography	Esa Vuorinen
Release date	13 October 1978 (1978-10-13)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

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