The Song of the Scarlet Flower (Laulu tulipunaisesta kukasta)
Part of the BAMcinematek series Master of Melodrama: Teuvo Tulio
Mon, Nov 3 at 6:50, 9:15pm
Directed by Teuvo Tulio
With Kaarlo Oksanen, Rakel Linnanheimo
(1938) 110min
The Finnish lumberjack culture is romantically depicted in this moving classic based on the book by Johannes Linnankoski. Tulio’s oldest surviving film, Scarlet Flower employs radiant cinematography that imbues the log-rolling scenes with staggering beauty. Amidst this milieu, a young scoundrel (the love ‘em and leave ‘em type) is forced to face up to his social and sexual responsibilities. In Finnish with English subtitles.