Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

"Häiden Vietto Karjalan Runomailla" ( Karelian Wedding In The Land Of The Kalevala ) is an early and valuable documentary ( more exactly, a recreation ), an ethnological Finnish silent film about a traditional Karelian wedding. It was the work of an expedition of Finnish ethnologists in the silent year of 1920, headed by Herr A. O. Väisänen of the Kalevala society.

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Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

Overview
Cast
Crew
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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 27, 1921

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Häiden vietto Karjalan runomailla

Production Companies

Kalevalaseura-säätiö

Director

A.O. Väisänen

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 27, 1921

Runtime

1h 6m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

80%

Original Title

Häiden vietto Karjalan runomailla

Production Companies

Kalevalaseura-säätiö

Director

A.O. Väisänen

Description

"Häiden Vietto Karjalan Runomailla" ( Karelian Wedding In The Land Of The Kalevala ) is an early and valuable documentary ( more exactly, a recreation ), an ethnological Finnish silent film about a traditional Karelian wedding. It was the work of an expedition of Finnish ethnologists in the silent year of 1920, headed by Herr A. O. Väisänen of the Kalevala society.

Cast

Lyyli Home

Lyyli Home

Talon tytär, morsian

Olga Trofimova

Olga Trofimova

Talon ehtoisa emäntä, morsiamen äiti

Ivan Bombin

Ivan Bombin

Talon isäntä, morsiamen isä

Benjam Trofimov

Benjam Trofimov

Sulhanen

Vaslei Purkunen

Vaslei Purkunen

Suosittu vieras, kerjäläinen

Matjoi Plattonen

Matjoi Plattonen

Täti, morsiamen itkittäjä

Crew

A.O. Väisänen

A.O. Väisänen

Director

A.O. Väisänen

A.O. Väisänen

Producer

Armas Launis

Armas Launis

Original Music Composer

U.T. Sirelius

U.T. Sirelius

Set Designer

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