Poet and Muse (1978)
- Original title
- Runoilija ja muusa
- Directed by
- Jaakko Pakkasvirta
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Finland
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- K-12
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film follows the Finnish poet Eino Leino through his troubled marriage to Freya Schultz and his passionate affair with fellow poet L. Onerva. It shows how his personal life and romantic entanglements shape his art and legacy.
melancholicromanticintrospectiveslow-burnbittersweetlyricalhistoricalvisceralemotionally-charged
What happens
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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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