| Kalevala: The New Era | |
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 Finnish film poster | |
| Finnish: Kalevala – Uusi aika | |
| Directed by | Jari Halonen |
| Written by | Jari Halonen |
| Produced by | Jari Halonen |
| Starring | Tommi Eronen Ari Vakkilainen Konsta Mäkelä Tanjalotta Räikkä |
| Cinematography | Päivi Kettunen |
| Edited by | Akke Eklund |
| Music by | Karl Sinkkonen |
Production company | Seppä Callahanin Filmimaailma |
| Distributed by | VLMedia Oy |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
| Budget | €250,000[1][2] |
| Box office | $22,588 (worldwide) |
Kalevala: The New Era (Finnish: Kalevala – Uusi aika) is a 2013 Finnish fantasy film directed by Jari Halonen. It loosely based on Finnish epic poetry, The Kalevala, taking place both in the ancient land of the Kalevala and also in modern Finland.[2]
Director Halonen started working on his own Kalevala-themed film after his previous film, The Life of Aleksis Kivi, working on it for ten years. According to Halonen, Lönnrot's Kalevala has always been "misinterpreted" by Finns, and in his own vision, he wanted to emphasize that "the Kalevala is a song of praise for equal motherhood and holiness."[3]
The film was premiered on 15 November 2013.[3] The film, made with a budget of €250,000, turned out to be a box-office bomb and received a mostly negative reception from critics.[4]
In 2015, the film was released on television as a three-part miniseries under the name Kalevala – Väinämöisen uusi laulu ("A New Song of Väinämöinen").[5]
- ^ "Kalevala - Uusi aika" (in Finnish). Finnish Film Foundation. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Kalevala – Uusi aika". Elonet (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ a b Laitinen, Lasse (19 September 2013). "Jari Halonen: Kalevala on opetettu suomalaisille väärin". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Jari Halosen Kalevala floppasi". Yle (in Finnish). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Kotikatsomo: Kalevala – Väinämöisen uusi laulu". Yle (in Finnish). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2023.