Noita palaa elämään

Noita palaa elämään
Directed by	Roland af Hällström
Produced by	Mauno Mäkelä
Written by	Viljo Hela; Kaarlo Nuorvala
Based on	Mika Waltari's play Noita palaa elämään
Starring	Mirja Mane; Hillevi Lagerstam; Toivo Mäkelä; Sakari Jurkka; Aku Korhonen;
Music by	Tapio Ilomäki
Cinematography	Esko Töyri
Edited by	Tapio Ilomäki; Nils Holm
Production; company	Fennada-Filmi
Release date	3 October 1952;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Finland
Language	Finnish

Noita palaa elämään (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.[1]

Controversy

The film is considered to be one of the first Finnish horror movies, along with Linnaisten vihreä kamari (1945) and Valkoinen peura (1952).[2] The nudity scenes provoked a lot of controversy 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".[3]

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.[4][5]

Cast

Mirja Mane as Birgit Suomaa, the witch
Toivo Mäkelä as Hannu
Hillevi Lagerstam as Greta
Sakari Jurkka as Veikko Hallberg
Helge Herala as Kauko
Aku Korhonen as Baron Hallberg
Rakel Laakso as housekeeper
Elna Hellman as Sauna-Maija
Elsa Turakainen as Leena
Elli Ylimaa as Saara
Einari Ketola as Janne
Jalmari Parikka as Henrik
Mauri Jaakkola as chaplain
Leo Jokela as hired man

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References

"ELONET – Noita palaa elämään – Tekijätiedot". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
"Suomalaisen elokuvan festivaali – Noita palaa elämään". Suomalaisen elokuvan festivaali. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
"Waltari valkokankaalla: Noita palaa elämään". Lasipalatsin mediakeskus. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
"ELONET – Noita palaa elämään – Sisältötiedot". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
Rajala, Panu (1998). Noita palaa näyttämölle. Mika Waltari parrasvaloissa. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 186–188. ISBN 951-0-23014-6.

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[1] "ELONET – Noita palaa elämään – Tekijätiedot". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[2] "Suomalaisen elokuvan festivaali – Noita palaa elämään". Suomalaisen elokuvan festivaali. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[3] "Waltari valkokankaalla: Noita palaa elämään". Lasipalatsin mediakeskus. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[4] "ELONET – Noita palaa elämään – Sisältötiedot". KAVA. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

[5] Rajala, Panu (1998). Noita palaa näyttämölle. Mika Waltari parrasvaloissa. Porvoo: WSOY. pp. 186–188. ISBN 951-0-23014-6.