CinemaOSMovie · 1980 · 1h 20m

The Raven's Dance

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With a keen sense of visual beauty, director Markku Lehmuskallio has created a thought-provoking, aesthetic film about a married couple and an old man living in a remote part of Finland. The young husband goes out hunting but only to support himself and his wife, not to kill off hordes of animals. He sets traps, and that gets him in trouble with the police who proceed to ticket him for using the devices. The forest cycles themselves are intimated when an old tree is shown falling to earth -- perhaps a reflection on the old man's passing years. In contrast to these few people living off the land and basically keeping the ecological balance intact, a highway construction crew is shown at work felling trees. Soon the antagonism grows between encroaching civilization and the quiet life of the young couple and elderly man.

Directed byMarkku Lehmuskallio

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Language
FI
Released
February 26, 1980
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Suomi-FilmiSVTSVT Drama

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring

Pertti Kalinainen

Petteri Jokiaho

Paavo Katajasaari

Paavo, the Father

Hilkka Matikainen

Hilkka Jokiaho

Eero Kemilä

Forester

Mari Holappa

Neighbor

Heikki Holappa

Neighbor

Creative team
Directed by
Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio
Written by
Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio
Produced by
Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio

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