The Sounds of Kaleva

The Sounds of Kaleva

1986
41m
6.7

6.7/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: ET

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tallinn television studio
Production Countries
Soviet Union
Spoken Languages
Estonian Finnish

Quick Facts

Original Title Kaleva hääled
Release Date March 19, 1986
Status Released
Language ET
IMDb ID tt2946182

Cast

Tõnu Kaljuste
Tõnu Kaljuste

Arbuja

Heino Müller
Heino Müller

Vana sepp

Sulev Teppart
Sulev Teppart

Noor sepp

Key Crew

Lennart Meri
Director
Lennart Meri
Writer