The Raven's Dance (1980)
With a keen sense of visual beauty, director Markku Lehmuskallio has created a thought-provoking, aesthetic film about a married couple and an old man living in a remote part of Finland. The young husband goes out hunting but only to support himself and his wife, not to kill off hordes of animals. He sets traps, and that gets him in trouble with the police who proceed to ticket him for using the devices. The forest cycles themselves are intimated when an old tree is shown falling to earth -- perhaps a reflection on the old man's passing years. In contrast to these few people living off the land and basically keeping the ecological balance intact, a highway construction crew is shown at work felling trees. Soon the antagonism grows between encroaching civilization and the quiet life of the young couple and elderly man.
Director: Markku Lehmuskallio
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Pertti Kalinainen as Petteri Jokiaho |
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Paavo Katajasaari as Paavo, the Father |
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Hilkka Matikainen as Hilkka Jokiaho |
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Eero Kemilä as Forester |
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Mari Holappa as Neighbor |
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Heikki Holappa as Neighbor |
| Writing | Markku Lehmuskallio | Writer |
| Editing | Antti Kokko | Colorist |
| Sound | Tapani Kaukolehto | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Leena Palmu | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Pekka Martevo | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pekka Martevo | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Pekka Martevo | Gaffer |
| Sound | Petri Lampinen | Sound Assistant |
| Editing | Juho Gartz | Editor |
| Camera | Markku Lehmuskallio | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Markku Lehmuskallio | Director |
| Production | Markku Lehmuskallio | Producer |
| Sound | Antero Honkanen | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Juhani Lihtonen | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Veikko Partanen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
