Kalevala - Short Film about Finland and its National Epic Poem

Author: Stefan Kloetzli Music: Jan Sibelius, Martin Studer Year of Production: 1985 Original Format: Super-8 Languages: Finnish, German Award: Sponsorship Award Swiss Youth Film Festival 1986 Kalevala, the national epic poem of Finland, inspired famous Finnish composer Jan Sibelius to some of his greatest works. This documentary follows some of his compositions into the Finnish landscapes and evokes magical places of ancient stories about creation, love, death and ressurection. Music composed by Jan Sibelius and Swiss conductor Martin Studer, traditional runes singers, as well the Karelian string instrument Kantele bring the verses of the Kalevala to life.