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Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

1921

Documentary, Self: Lyyli Home, Benjamin Trofimov, Olga Tarpio ...

Documentary A Wedding in the Karelian Songlands, filmed in 1921. It is the first Finnish ethnological film, and also the country’s first feature length film made with a music score. The film is a reconstruction of a traditional Karelian wedding. It was filmed in Suojärvi, Border-Karelia, in the summer of 1920, by an expedition team of ethnologists and artists. Actors were all found among local people. Besides wedding customs, the film presents ... [+]

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