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UW Cinematheque: From The Archives at UNCSA

The Earth is a Sinful Song (Maa on Syntinen Laulu) | Finland | 1973 | 35mm | 108 min. | Finnish with English subtitles Director: Rauni Mollberg

Event Details

Date
Saturday, March 9, 2019
Time
5 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Maritta Viitamäki, Pauli Jauhojärvi, Aimo Saukko
This adaptation of a Timo K. Mukka novel tells of a promiscuous 18-year old in a small village in Northern Finland in the late 1940s. One of the biggest box-office successes in the history of Finnish cinema The Earth is a Sinful Song is cast almost entirely with non-professional, local actors. The screening will be presented in person by David Spencer, Senior Curator, Moving Image Archives at UNCSA.
Cost
Free

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