The Raven's Dance

The Raven's Dance (1980)

Korpinpolska

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.

Date of release
1980-02-26
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Markku Lehmuskallio

Casting

Interesting facts

The Raven's Dance is a 1980 Finnish film directed by Markku Lehmuskallio. It was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won an Honourable Mention.

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