![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's worth seeing, though not exactly uplifting, especially for those interested in history and politics. The cinematography and music suit the story's slow, serious arc and it's apparent that a lot of effort and, for a Nordic production, money have been put in the film. Sun oodi tobdosin historjlijn romanijn Tuntematon sotilas (1954) j Tll Pohjanthden alla (19591962). There's war and lots of cruelty to be found in this film, but also the patience to thoroughly present the place and the characters before that. cuuimnu 1992 Kangasala, Suom) li syemmil kirjellee. Sen sivuilla syrjäinen hämäläiskylä elää alkuvoimaista, maanläheistä elämäänsä kansamme suurina murroskausina. Others, including Koskela's oldest son Akseli, have no illusions about how to force change down the throats of the lucky few. Ikoninen kuvaus kansakunnan murroskausista Väinö Linnan suurteos Täällä Pohjantähden alla on piirtynyt suomalaisten muistiin lähihistorian näkemyksellisenä kuvauksena. All the farmers in this beautiful land of birch forests, lakes and fields may at short notice be evicted by the owners of the land, but the village's local socialist Halme does his best to implement change in a peaceful manner. The years pass and his children grow up in a world where class struggle is starting to become a buzzword. The story begins way before that, however, as farmer Koskela gets permission to turn a marsh on the congregation's property into farmland, and succeeds through uncomplaining hard work. Under the North Star, based on Väinö Linna's novels is the first of two films dealing with Finland's civil war, contemporary with but not really a part of World War One. It's a long film - too long some might say, including to some extent me - but I'll be brief. ![]()
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