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''The Earth Is a Sinful Song'' () is a 1973 Finnish
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
directed by Rauni Mollberg and based on the novel ''Maa on syntinen laulu'' by late Finnish author Timo K. Mukka. It was entered into the
24th Berlin International Film Festival The 24th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 21 June to 2 July 1974. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'' directed by Ted Kotcheff. Juries The following people were announced as being on t ...
. The film was also selected as the Finnish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
46th Academy Awards The 46th Academy Awards were presented on Tuesday, April 2, 1974, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The ceremonies were presided over by Burt Reynolds, Diana Ross, John Huston, and David Niven. ''The Sting'' won 7 a ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was the most successful film in Finland between 1972 and 1976.


Cast

* Maritta Viitamäki as Martta Mäkelä * Pauli Jauhojärvi as Juhani Mäkelä *
Aimo Saukko Aimo (commonly known as Saint Aimo, also Aymon or Hamon) was a Mysticism, mystic and monk. Born in the village of Landecob, Brittany near Rennes, Aimo entered the Benedictine Savigny Abbey, monastery of Savigny, in Savigny-le-Vieux, Savigny, N ...
as Old man Mäkelä * Milja Hiltunen as Alli Mäkelä * Sirkka Saarnio as Elina Pouta * Niiles-Jouni Aikio as Oula * Veikko Kotavuopio as Kurki-Pertti * Jouko Hiltunen as Hannes * Osmo Hettula as The preacher * Maija-Liisa Ahlgren as Aino Liinukorpi * Kauko Jauhojärvi as Antti Lanto *
Irja Uusisalmi Irja is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Irja Aav (1944–1995), Estonian actress *Irja Askola (born 1952), Finnish bishop in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland *Irja Agnes Browallius (1901–1968), Swedish teacher ...
as Anna Kurkela * Eelis Tiensuu as Poudan isäntä * Elsa Kellinsalmi as Poudan emäntä * Toivo Lampela as Outakodan vanhaisäntä


See also

* List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film *
List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...


References


External links

* 1973 films 1973 drama films Finnish drama films 1970s Finnish-language films 1970s Finnish films Films directed by Rauni Mollberg Films based on Finnish novels Laestadianism in popular culture {{1970s-drama-film-stub