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The Sounds of Kaleva

The Sounds of Kaleva

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📜 Overview: A three-act film-essay about memory and the historical-cultural ties of the Finno- Ugric peoples. The first chapter is dedicated to ancient Bearese of memory, such as Karelian cliff drawings, Kalevala runo song and Khanty bear feast rituals. the second act portrays the visit of Elias Lonnrot, compiler of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, to Estonia and his meetings with local intellectuals. Part three re-enacts an ancient smelting and blacksmith ritual set to Veljo Tormis' cantata 'curse upon iron'. Filmed in 1985 in Uhtuo, Karelia; in Khantia-Mansia at the Agan river, a tributary of the Ob; and in Estonia (Tallinn, Kuusalu, Tartu, Voru, Litsmetsa in Voru county, Lullemae, Karula, Rongu, Narva, and at a bend of the Pirita river). The third documentary in Lennart Meri's "Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Gentium Fenno - Ugricarum" series.
🌏 Languages Available: Estonian , Finnish
📆 Date Released: 1986-03-19
⌚ Running Time: 41 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.7

Beloved Cast

Tõnu Kaljuste original image
Arbuja
Tõnu Kaljuste
Heino Müller original image
Vana sepp
Heino Müller
Sulev Teppart original image
Noor sepp
Sulev Teppart

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