Tulio said he was interested mainly in the book's intense and sensuals love scenes but also in the rafting sessions, which he then used in three later films as well.[1][3] The film's rafting scenes were shot at the Mankalankoski rapids in Iitti.[4]
The film was premiered in Finland on December 4, 1938. Tulio got his work distributed in Sweden, where the first performance was on October 16, 1939 in Stockholm. In Finland, the audience success of the film was the best of the domestic premieres of 1938, although the film received a rather mixed reception from critics. By the time the 1980s came, the tone of the film's reviews had turned more positive.[1]
Olavi Koskela (Kaarlo Oksanen), a young and handsome man, wanders as a lumberjack in the countryside, as women and landscapes change frequently. However, Kyllikki (Rakel Linnanheimo), the daughter of the rich Moisio house, does not easily fall for Olavi's charms. Bold Olavi has to descend a life-threatening rapid to win Kyllikki's favor. As if by a miracle, the young man completes the log rafting, and Kyllikki's reluctance begins to melt. Love goes up in flames when Olavi and Kyllikki have to swim across the stream, but the Moisio's host and Kyllikki's father (Veikko Linna), gets furious when he hears about the young couple's intentions to get married. However, Olavi is not quite an ordinary log man: he is the son from the mighty Koskela house, who has left home after arguing with his parents; Olavi angered them by intending to marry the maid Annikki (Mirjami Kuosmanen).
Olavi doesn't try to persuade Moisio's master to be kinder by revealing his true, "fine" parentage, but goes on to continue his journey. Along the way, he meets women he has slept with before. In the end, a man with a lot of experience returns to the homestead, where the mother (Ida Kallio) is lying on her deathbed and forgives her son for the past quarrels. Olavi's father (Lauri Korpela) had died before the reconciliation. Olavi returns to the of Moisio's house and takes Kyllikki as his wife, ignoring the host's objections. By the time of the wedding, Olavi's true identity as the heir to the rich Koskela house has been revealed, and Moisio's host is also very pleased with his daughter's marriage.
However, Olavi and Kyllikki's marriage runs into a crisis already on the wedding day. Olavi wants Kyllikki as a virgin and gets angry when it is revealed by Toivo (Onni Veijonen) that Kyllikki once had a boyfriend before Olavi. Kyllikki, on the other hand, reminds Olavi of his adventures with women. The union, which started with a wild frenzy, gradually calms down after the birth of the couple's first child. Finally, sins have received their atonement.
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The Song of the Scarlet Flower Finnish Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta Swedish Sangen om den eldroda blomman is a 1938 Finnish romance and drama film It is based on the novel The Song of the Blood Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski telling the story of a glib log driver Olavi Koskela who spends his free time flirting with young maids 1 Film is directed by Teuvo Tulio and it stars Kaarlo Oksanen Rakel Linnanheimo sister of Regina Linnanheimo Mirjami Kuosmanen Nora Makinen Birgit Nuotio and Maire Ranius The film was the first Finnish adaptation of the book 2 with the two previous adaptations being Swedish The Song of the Scarlet FlowerOriginal Finnish film poster Directed byTeuvo TulioWritten byYrjo KivimiesRegina LinnanheimoTeuvo TulioBased onThe Song of the Blood Red Flowerby Johannes LinnankoskiProduced byTeuvo TulioStarringKaarlo OksanenRakel LinnanheimoMirjami KuosmanenNora MakinenBirgit NuotioMaire RaniusCinematographyFred RunebergEdited byTeuvo TulioMusic byToivo LampenDistributed bySuomi FilmiRelease date4 December 1938 1938 12 04 Running time110 minutesCountryFinlandLanguageFinnishTulio said he was interested mainly in the book s intense and sensuals love scenes but also in the rafting sessions which he then used in three later films as well 1 3 The film s rafting scenes were shot at the Mankalankoski rapids in Iitti 4 The film was premiered in Finland on December 4 1938 Tulio got his work distributed in Sweden where the first performance was on October 16 1939 in Stockholm In Finland the audience success of the film was the best of the domestic premieres of 1938 although the film received a rather mixed reception from critics By the time the 1980s came the tone of the film s reviews had turned more positive 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 References 4 External linksPlot EditOlavi Koskela Kaarlo Oksanen a young and handsome man wanders as a lumberjack in the countryside as women and landscapes change frequently However Kyllikki Rakel Linnanheimo the daughter of the rich Moisio house does not easily fall for Olavi s charms Bold Olavi has to descend a life threatening rapid to win Kyllikki s favor As if by a miracle the young man completes the log rafting and Kyllikki s reluctance begins to melt Love goes up in flames when Olavi and Kyllikki have to swim across the stream but the Moisio s host and Kyllikki s father Veikko Linna gets furious when he hears about the young couple s intentions to get married However Olavi is not quite an ordinary log man he is the son from the mighty Koskela house who has left home after arguing with his parents Olavi angered them by intending to marry the maid Annikki Mirjami Kuosmanen Olavi doesn t try to persuade Moisio s master to be kinder by revealing his true fine parentage but goes on to continue his journey Along the way he meets women he has slept with before In the end a man with a lot of experience returns to the homestead where the mother Ida Kallio is lying on her deathbed and forgives her son for the past quarrels Olavi s father Lauri Korpela had died before the reconciliation Olavi returns to the of Moisio s house and takes Kyllikki as his wife ignoring the host s objections By the time of the wedding Olavi s true identity as the heir to the rich Koskela house has been revealed and Moisio s host is also very pleased with his daughter s marriage However Olavi and Kyllikki s marriage runs into a crisis already on the wedding day Olavi wants Kyllikki as a virgin and gets angry when it is revealed by Toivo Onni Veijonen that Kyllikki once had a boyfriend before Olavi Kyllikki on the other hand reminds Olavi of his adventures with women The union which started with a wild frenzy gradually calms down after the birth of the couple s first child Finally sins have received their atonement Cast EditKaarlo Oksanen as Olavi Koskela Rakel Linnanheimo as Kyllikki Moisio Mirjami Kuosmanen as Annikki Nora Makinen as Elli Gaselli Birgit Nuotio as dark girl Maire Ranius as Pihlajanterttu Sylvi Palo as prostitute Aku Peltonen as logging chief Veikko Linna as Kyllikki s father Lauri Korpela as Olavi s father Ida Kallio as Olavi s mother Onni Veijonen as Toivo Elli Ylimaa as midwifeReferences Edit a b c Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta Elonet in Finnish Lumberjacks and Logrollers The Song of the Scarlet Flower Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta Pajukallio Arto Elokuvat Helsingin Sanomat 14 6 2012 s D 9 in Finnish Elokuvapolku Tukkilaiselokuva Kavi fi in Finnish External links EditThe Song of the Scarlet Flower at IMDb The Song of the Scarlet Flower at AllMovie The Song of the Scarlet Flower at Rotten Tomatoes This article related to Finnish film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This 1930s drama film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a 1930s romance film is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Song of the Scarlet Flower 1938 film amp oldid 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