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Tale of a Lake
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Wikipedia article
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| producer = Marko Rhr
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| music = Panu Aaltio
| cinematography = Teemu Liakka
| editing = Kim Saarniluoto
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| distributor = Nordisk Film
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| runtime = 76 minutes
| country = Finland
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'Tale of a Lake' is a 2016 Finnish nature documentary film directed by and Kim Saarniluoto. It is about lakes in Finland, the wildlife in them 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 for with support from the Finnish Film Foundation, Yle, , 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.
Reception
Nordisk Film released 'Tale of a Forest' in Finnish cinemas on 15 January 2016. It sold 191,000 tickets, which was the highest number ever for a documentary film in Finland.
Panu Aaltio received the 2016 IFMCA Award for Best Original Score for a Documentary and the 2017 Jussi Award for Best Original Score.
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 Spmi.
References
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