The Raven's Dance

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Pertti Kalinainen

Petteri Jokiaho

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Paavo Katajasaari

Paavo, the Father

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Hilkka Matikainen

Hilkka Jokiaho

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Markku Lehmuskallio
Directing	Director	Markku Lehmuskallio
Camera	Director of Photography	Markku Lehmuskallio
	Assistant Camera	Pekka Martevo
	"B" Camera Operator	Pekka Martevo
Editing	Editor	Juho Gartz
	Colorist	Antti Kokko
	Negative Cutter	Leena Palmu
Writing	Writer	Markku Lehmuskallio
Sound	Sound	Antero Honkanen Juhani Lihtonen
	Sound Assistant	Tapani Kaukolehto Petri Lampinen
	Sound Mixer	Veikko Partanen
Lighting	Gaffer	Pekka Martevo
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