
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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast
Crew
Writer
Colorist
Sound Assistant
Negative Cutter
"B" Camera Operator
Assistant Camera
Gaffer
Editor
Director of Photography
Director
Producer
Sound Designer
Production Sound Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Details
Release Date
1980-02-26
Runtime
80 min
Original Language
Finnish
Languages
Finnish
Production Companies
Suomi-Filmi
SVT
SVT Drama
Svenska Filminstitutet
Countries
Finland
Sweden
Genres
Drama