Poet and Muse

Poet and Muse (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