Tale of a Lake

Tale of a Lake
Tale of a Lake
	Film poster
Directed by	Marko Röhr [fi]; Kim Saarniluoto;
Written by	Antti Tuuri; Marko Röhr;
Produced by	Marko Röhr
Narrated by	Samuli Edelmann; Johanna Kurkela;
Cinematography	Teemu Liakka
Edited by	Kim Saarniluoto
Music by	Panu Aaltio
Production; company	MRP Matila Röhr Productions [fi]
Distributed by	Nordisk Film
Release date	15 January 2016;
Running time	76 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

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

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

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Järven tarina". Elonet (in English and Finnish). National Audiovisual Institute. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
^ 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.
^ Pham, Annika (8 February 2021). "'Earth' Producer Sophisticated Films Takes 'Tale of the Sleeping Giants' to the World (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

External links

Distributor's website (in Finnish)
Production company's website (in Finnish)
Tale of a Lake at IMDb

[elonet-1] "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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