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The Earth Is a Sinful Song

1973 · 108 min

A harsh, earthy plunge into rural life where religion, lust and violence collide with little comfort, leaving a raw and unsettling aftertaste.

Tagline: An archaic World with Sex, Death, Violence and Religious Madness
Overview: An earthy, naturalistically erotic and blood-soaked tale of young Martta's ill-fated affair with Oula, a womanizing reindeer herdsman in the Finnish Lapland of the late 1940s. When the 19-year-old girl turns up pregnant, her alcoholic father is outraged and a series of tragic events follows
How it feels: Bleak, dark, earnest and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Death, faith, family, sexuality
Content: Strong violence and sexual content. Mild gore and language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
faith
family
sexuality
isolation
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong