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The Sounds of Kaleva

03/19/1986

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0hr 41min

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Documentary

STORY

A three-act film-essay about memory and the historical-cultural ties of the Finno- Ugric peoples. The first chapter is dedicated to ancient Bearese of memory, such as Karelian cliff drawings, Kalevala runo song and Khanty bear feast rituals. the second act portrays the visit of Elias Lonnrot, compiler of the Finnish national epic Kalevala, to Estonia and his meetings with local intellectuals. Part three re-enacts an ancient smelting and blacksmith ritual set to Veljo Tormis' cantata 'curse upon iron'. Filmed in 1985 in Uhtuo, Karelia; in Khantia-Mansia at the Agan river, a tributary of the Ob; and in Estonia (Tallinn, Kuusalu, Tartu, Voru, Litsmetsa in Voru county, Lullemae, Karula, Rongu, Narva, and at a bend of the Pirita river). The third documentary in Lennart Meri's "Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Gentium Fenno - Ugricarum" series.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Tõnu Kaljuste
  • Heino Müller
  • Sulev Teppart

    INFORMATION

      Production Companies

    • Tallinn television studio

      Production Countries

    • Soviet Union

    LANGUAGES

    • Estonian
    • Finnish

    Cast

    Tõnu Kaljuste

    Arbuja

    Heino Müller

    Vana sepp

    Sulev Teppart

    Noor sepp

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