The Sounds of Kaleva
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.
Year: 1986
Genre: Documentary
Studio: Eesti Telefilm
Director: Lennart Meri
Cast: Tõnu Kaljuste, Heino Müller, Sulev Teppart
Crew: Lennart Meri (Director), Enn Säde (Sound Director), Lepo Sumera (Music), Ago Ruus (Director of Photography), Epp Maria Kokamägi (Art Direction), Lennart Meri (Writer)
Runtime: 41 minutes
Release: Mar 19, 1986
IMDb: 6.70/10 by 3 users
Popularity: 0
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Eesti, suomi
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : anthropology
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