Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala

Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala
1921
★★★★☆ 8.0/10
⏱️ 66 min
📅 Released
🌐 FI
Documentary
"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

Director
A.O. Väisänen
Writer
U.T. Sirelius
Producer
A.O. Väisänen

Production

Kalevalaseura-säätiö