Rauni Mollberg

Rauni Mollberg

Still: The Earth Is a Sinful Song
Rauni MOLLBERG (1929-2007, Finland) was a filmmaker who directed movies for both cinema and television. His debut feature for cinema, The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973), shocked critics and audiences because of its controversial erotic and gruesome content. It was screened at Berlinale – where it was nominated for a Golden Bear – and went on to become one of the biggest box-office successes in the history of Finnish cinema. His style can be described as “realistic naturalism full of expressive force with which he merges the people with the scenery, stripping them bare of life’s illusions and the polished veneer of culture”.

Filmography

(selection) Maa on syntinen laulu/The Earth Is a Sinful Song (1973), Aika hyvä ihmiseksi/People Not as Bad as They Seem (1977), Milka: Elokuva tabuista/Milka – A Film About Taboos (1980), Tuntematon sotilas/The Unknown Soldier (1985), Ystävät, toverit/Friends, Comrades (1990), Paratiisin lapset/Children of the Paradise (1994)

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