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The White Reindeer ( Finnish: Valkoinen peura, Swedish: Den Vita Renen) is a 1952 Finnish folk horror film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut. [1] Blomberg wrote the screenplay with his wife Mirjami Kuosmanen, who also stars in the lead role. Based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism, the film is set in the ...
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- Aarne Tarkas
The White Reindeer: Directed by Erik Blomberg. With Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman, Jouni Tapiola. A newlywed woman goes to the local shaman to get some help with her love life, but instead she gets turned into a white reindeer vampire.
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- F Gwynplaine Macintyre
- Not Rated
- Erik Blomberg
The White Reindeer is a 1952 Finnish folk horror film directed by Erik Blomberg in his feature film debut. Blomberg wrote the screenplay with his wife Mirjami Kuosmanen, who also stars in the lead role. Based on pre-Christian Finnish mythology and Sami shamanism, the film is set in the Finnish Lapland and centers on a young woman, Pirita (Kuosmanen).
The White Reindeer is bonkers and beautiful and mandatory Christmas viewing; a folk tale brought to screen with art and intensity, it feels raw, essential and actually a little scary. Could have ...
- (6)
- Mirjami Kuosmanen
- Erik Blomberg
- Drama, Horror
The location allows for some beautiful cinematography and a unique atmosphere to form, of fire and snow. Herds of reindeer pass by the camera, highlighting the importance of them to Sámi culture. In part The White Reindeer is an ethnographic film, initially focusing on Sámi customs and their way of life. Yet as the film delves into Finnish ...
- (4.5K)
- Junior-Filmi
- Erik Blomberg
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Finland, 1952. Drama, Horror, Fantasy. 68. Synopsis. A newly-married woman becomes frustrated as her husband, a reindeer herder for an Arctic village, spends much of his time away. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her irresistibly desirable, but at a terrible cost: she becomes a bloodthirsty shapeshifter.