Tale of a Lake (Finnish: Järven tarina) is a 2016 Finnish nature documentary film directed by Marko Röhr [fi] and Kim Saarniluoto. It is about lakes in Finland, the wildlife in them and their place in Finnish folklore. The film features narration by Samuli Edelmann and Johanna Kurkela.
Tale of a Lake is a nature documentary mixed with Finnish mythology. A central figure is the female water spirit Ahitar, daughter of the gods Ahti and Vellamo. The film passes through the seasons of a year and portrays Finnish lakes and their wildlife, discussing how the terrain and animals feature in folklore.
Productionedit
The writer, producer and director Marko Röhr in 2016
Tale of a Forest was produced by Marko Röhr [fi] for MRP Matila Röhr Productions [fi] with support from the Finnish Film Foundation, Yle, AVEK [fi], the Raija and Ossi Tuuliainen Foundation and Creative Europe. Filming took place at various lakes in Finland between 2012 and 2016, with around 600 shooting days.[1]
Receptionedit
Nordisk Film released Tale of a Forest in Finnish cinemas on 15 January 2016.[1] It sold 191,000 tickets, which was the highest number ever for a documentary film in Finland.[2]
Tale of a Lake is a standalone sequel to the 2012 film Tale of a Forest which is about forests and Finnish mythology. A third film in the series, Tale of the Sleeping Giants (2021), was filmed in the mountains of Sápmi.[3]
^Hapuli, Noora (23 September 2020). "Rakastetut luontoelokuvat saavat jatkoa – Tunturin tarinan henkeäsalpaava traileri nyt ensinäytössä IS:llä!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^Pham, Annika (8 February 2021). "'Earth' Producer Sophisticated Films Takes 'Tale of the Sleeping Giants' to the World (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
tale, lake, finnish, järven, tarina, 2016, finnish, nature, documentary, film, directed, marko, röhr, saarniluoto, about, lakes, finland, wildlife, them, their, place, finnish, folklore, film, features, narration, samuli, edelmann, johanna, kurkela, film, post. Tale of a Lake Finnish Jarven tarina is a 2016 Finnish nature documentary film directed by Marko Rohr fi and Kim Saarniluoto It is about lakes in Finland the wildlife in them and their place in Finnish folklore The film features narration by Samuli Edelmann and Johanna Kurkela Tale of a LakeFilm posterDirected byMarko Rohr fi Kim SaarniluotoWritten byAntti Tuuri Marko RohrProduced byMarko RohrNarrated bySamuli Edelmann Johanna KurkelaCinematographyTeemu LiakkaEdited byKim SaarniluotoMusic byPanu AaltioProductioncompanyMRP Matila Rohr Productions fi Distributed byNordisk FilmRelease date15 January 2016 2016 01 15 Running time76 minutesCountryFinlandLanguageFinnish Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Production 3 Reception 4 Trilogy 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis editTale of a Lake is a nature documentary mixed with Finnish mythology A central figure is the female water spirit Ahitar daughter of the gods Ahti and Vellamo The film passes through the seasons of a year and portrays Finnish lakes and their wildlife discussing how the terrain and animals feature in folklore Production edit nbsp The writer producer and director Marko Rohr in 2016Tale of a Forest was produced by Marko Rohr fi for MRP Matila Rohr Productions fi with support from the Finnish Film Foundation Yle AVEK fi the Raija and Ossi Tuuliainen Foundation and Creative Europe Filming took place at various lakes in Finland between 2012 and 2016 with around 600 shooting days 1 Reception editNordisk Film released Tale of a Forest in Finnish cinemas on 15 January 2016 1 It sold 191 000 tickets which was the highest number ever for a documentary film in Finland 2 Panu Aaltio received the 2016 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary and the 2017 Jussi Award for Best Original Score 1 Trilogy editTale of a Lake is a standalone sequel to the 2012 film Tale of a Forest which is about forests and Finnish mythology A third film in the series Tale of the Sleeping Giants 2021 was filmed in the mountains of Sapmi 3 References edit a b c Jarven tarina Elonet in English and Finnish National Audiovisual Institute Retrieved 10 April 2021 Hapuli Noora 23 September 2020 Rakastetut luontoelokuvat saavat jatkoa Tunturin tarinan henkeasalpaava traileri nyt ensinaytossa IS lla Ilta Sanomat in Finnish Retrieved 10 April 2021 Pham Annika 8 February 2021 Earth Producer Sophisticated Films Takes Tale of the Sleeping Giants to the World Exclusive Variety Retrieved 10 April 2021 External links editDistributor s website in Finnish Production company s website in Finnish Tale of a Lake at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tale of a Lake amp oldid 1190990814, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
