The White Reindeer
Directed by Erik Blomberg
A newly-married young woman, Pirita, becomes frustrated and lonely as her husband, a reindeer herder for a small Arctic village, spends much of his time away from home in devotion to his work. Desperate for affection, she visits a shaman who offers a potion that makes her an irresistible object of desire, but there is a terrible cost. Pirita becomes a bloodthirsty shapeshifter who lures men out into the barren wilderness where she consumes them
A newly-married young woman becomes frustrated and lonely as her husband, a reindeer herder for a small Arctic village, spends much of his time away from home in devotion to his work.
Cast: Mirjami Kuosmanen, Kalervo Nissilä, Åke Lindman
Member Reviews
If Ingmar Bergmann had made a Were-Reindeer film. . . . . . . . . Of course there are criticisms that can be made in relation to plot & execution if you disregard the fact that this is a low budget Suomi film made in 1952,but it is undeniably visually appealing & quite mesmeric, I'm still thinking about it & can't avoid the fact I WILL be watching it again at some point,probably next yule.
An extraordinary film consisting of folklore, dramatic compositions and scenery of the Arctic wilderness.
A wonderfully atmospheric supernatural tale with some striking imagery and composition.
Classic folk horror that holds up well overall - worth a watch!
you know what. if you go into this with the understanding that it was made in early 1950s and just take that into consideration i reckon it did a rather bang up job for an international subbed. and if you sit back and think what todays cgi could do to this movie it’s a bang up film. i’d definitely watch the remake. i managed to sit through it anyway. the thought that’s gone into the story is clear and there’s nothing out there like it at the moment nor has their been for a long time. but my skulls have to not be misleading as many reviews are. so on this actual flick it’s a slow 75 mins. all the way through i’m just thinking about how it’d be if filmed recently. the transformation scenes are comical as are the murder ones. but again take into consideration it’s age and country. all being said i’m still giving it 3 skulls because i think it earned them