Seven Songs from the Tundra

Seven Songs from the Tundra
Film poster
Directed by
Written byAnastasia Lapsui
Produced byTuula Söderberg
CinematographyJohannes Lehmuskallio
Production
company
Jörn Donner Productions
Distributed by
  • Senso Films (theatrical)
  • Pierre Grise Distribution (all media)
Release date
  • 18 February 2000 (2000-02-18) (Finland)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryRussia
Languages
  • Nenets
  • Russian
Box office$16,099 (worldwide)

Seven Songs from the Tundra (Finnish: Seitsemän laulua tundralta) is a 1999 Finnish film directed by Anastasia Lapsui and Markku Lehmuskallio that is the first narrative film in the Nenets language.[1] It tells stories of the indigenous nomadic people of the Russian tundra under modern Communist rule, combining Nenets legends with personal experiences.[2] The film won the Grand Prix of the Créteil International Women's Film Festival in 2000.[3] It was Finland's submission to the 73rd Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Kahden kulttuurin elokuvia" [Two-culture films]. Ilkka (in Finnish). No. 263. 28 September 2018. p. 33. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Seven Songs from the Tundra".
  3. ^ "Home". filmsdefemmes.com.
  4. ^ "Record 46 Countries in Race for Oscar". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 20 November 2000. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2008.
  5. ^ "AMPAS Announces the Nominees for the 73rd Academy Awards". indieWire. Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2008.