Noita palaa elämään
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Duration Country Finland | Director Roland af Hallstrom Language Finnish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Viljo Hela , Kaarlo Nuorvala Release date 3 October 1952 (1952-10-03) Based on Mika Waltaris play Noita palaa elamaan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Noita palaa elamaan the witch 1952 trailer
Noita palaa elämään (English: The Witch) is a Finnish horror film from 1952. It was directed by Roland af Hällstrom and produced by Mauno Mäkelä. The film is based on Mika Waltari's 1947 play of the same name.
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Controversy
The film is considered to be one of the first Finnish horror movies, along with Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945) and Valkoinen peura (1952). The nudity scenes provoked a stir at the time, and helped the film to get sold to the United States and the West Germany. In Finland, 14 meters of the film was censored, including the line: "I want to hold a young warm body in my arms – in the meadow, among flowers naked, in the warmth of fire, in the warmth of blood".
Reception
Noita palaa elämään won two Jussi Awards, one for Esko Töyri for best cinematography and another for Lauri Elo for best production design. Young actress Mirja Mane was both praised and criticized for her performance as the witch. The reception from female critics was mostly negative, while some of the male critics noted that Mane's performance reflected an obvious talent.