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Valkoinen Peura
''The White Reindeer'' ( fi, Valkoinen peura, sv, Den Vita Renen) is a 1952 Finnish Horror film, horror drama film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut. It was entered in competition at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival and earned the Jean Cocteau-led jury special award for Best Fairy Tale Film. After its limited release five years later in the United States, it was one of five films to win the 1956 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film. Plot The film, based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism, is set in Lapland (Finland), Finnish Lapland and centers on a young woman, Pirita. In the snowy landscape, Pirita and reindeer herder Aslak meet and soon marry. Aslak must spend time away for work, leaving his new bride lonely. In an effort to alleviate her loneliness and ignite marital passion, Pirita visits the local shaman, who indeed helps her out; but in the process turns her into a shapeshifting, vam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Blomberg
Erik Blomberg (18 September 1913 – 12 October 1996) was a Finnish cinematographer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He was married to actress Mirjami Kuosmanen. Selected filmography * ''The Stolen Death'' (1938) * ''One Man's Faith'' (1940) * ''The Österman Brothers' Virago (1945 film), The Österman Brothers' Virago'' (1945) * ''The Wedding on Solö'' (1946) * ''Life in the Finnish Woods'' (1947) * ''The White Reindeer'' (1953) References External links * 1913 births 1996 deaths Artists from Helsinki People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Swedish-speaking Finns Finnish cinematographers Finnish film producers Finnish screenwriters Finnish film directors Writers from Helsinki 20th-century screenwriters {{Cinematographer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |