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Tale of a Lake

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Tale of a Lake
Film poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced byMarko Röhr
Narrated by
CinematographyTeemu Liakka
Edited byKim Saarniluoto
Music byPanu Aaltio
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film
Release date
  • 15 January 2016 (2016-01-15)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Tale of a Lake (Finnish: Järven tarina) is a 2016 Finnish nature documentary film directed by Marko Röhr [fi] and Kim Saarniluoto. It is about lakes in Finland, their wildlife, and their place in Finnish folklore. The film features narration by Samuli Edelmann and Johanna Kurkela.

Synopsis

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Tale of a Lake is a nature documentary mixed with Finnish mythology. A central figure is the female water spirit Ahitar, daughter of the gods Ahti and Vellamo. The film passes through the seasons of a year and portrays Finnish lakes and their wildlife, discussing how the terrain and animals feature in folklore.

Production

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The writer, producer and director Marko Röhr in 2016

Tale of a Forest was produced by Marko Röhr [fi] for MRP Matila Röhr Productions [fi] with support from the Finnish Film Foundation, Yle, AVEK [fi], the Raija and Ossi Tuuliainen Foundation and Creative Europe. Filming took place at various lakes in Finland between 2012 and 2016, with around 600 shooting days.[1]

Reception

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Nordisk Film released Tale of a Forest in Finnish cinemas on 15 January 2016.[1] It sold 191,000 tickets, which was the highest number ever for a documentary film in Finland.[2]

Panu Aaltio received the 2016 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary and the 2017 Jussi Award for Best Original Score.[1]

Trilogy

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Tale of a Lake is a standalone sequel to the 2012 film Tale of a Forest which is about forests and Finnish mythology. A third film in the series, Tale of the Sleeping Giants (2021), was filmed in the mountains of Sápmi.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Järven tarina". Elonet (in English and Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ Hapuli, Noora (23 September 2020). "Rakastetut luontoelokuvat saavat jatkoa – Tunturin tarinan henkeäsalpaava traileri nyt ensinäytössä IS:llä!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ Pham, Annika (8 February 2021). "'Earth' Producer Sophisticated Films Takes 'Tale of the Sleeping Giants' to the World (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
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