Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

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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

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.