Karelian Wedding in the Land of the Kalevala (1921)
"Häiden Vietto Karjalan Runomailla" ( Karelian Wedding In The Land Of The Kalevala ) is an early and valuable documentary ( more exactly, a recreation ), an ethnological Finnish silent film about a traditional Karelian wedding. It was the work of an expedition of Finnish ethnologists in the silent year of 1920, headed by Herr A. O. Väisänen of the Kalevala society.
- Released
- 1921-02-27
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 66 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- A.O. Väisänen
- TMDB rating
- 8.3/10 from 3 votes
Cast
- Lyyli Home as Talon tytär, morsian
- Olga Trofimova as Talon ehtoisa emäntä, morsiamen äiti
- Ivan Bombin as Talon isäntä, morsiamen isä
- Benjam Trofimov as Sulhanen
- Vaslei Purkunen as Suosittu vieras, kerjäläinen
- Matjoi Plattonen as Täti, morsiamen itkittäjä
- Outi Koivunen as Kansanparantaja, tietäjäakka
- Vanja Trofimov as Sulhasen hääseurueen jäsen
- Paul Tulehmo as Sulhasen hääseurueen jäsen
- Ivan Brelo as Kanteleensoittaja
- Paula Home as Nuori tyttö morsiamen hääseurueessa
- Anastasia Tertsunen as Nuori tyttö morsiamen hääseurueessa