This screening includes Valkoinen Peura (The White Reindeer)
- Date and time:
- Fri, Dec 9, 2011, From 6:30–7:37 pm
- Runtime:
- 1 hr 7 min
- Cost:
- Free
Series: Underground Film Series
About Valkoinen Peura (The White Reindeer)
This Finnish entry in the 1953 Cannes Film Festival is a strange, haunting take on a traditional Lapp folktale. A young, newlywed woman seeks out a local shaman to help her deal with her husband’s neglect, and ends up transformed into a vampiric white reindeer. While the plot summary may sound a bit ridiculous, on the screen, The White Reindeer’s use of Finnish landscapes and unconventional cinematography creates a unique, atmospheric, and compelling variation on traditional horror tales. (35mm)