Tale of a Forest
2012 · 75 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 415 VOTES · DIR. Ville Suhonen, Kim Saarniluoto
Overview
A documentary that unveils the primeval forests of Northern Finland, some of Europe's sole remaining, old-growth forests. The main characters of the film are the various inhabitants of the forest: the bears and the elk, the snakes and the owls, the ants, the frogs and the flying squirrels, the ancient soul birds such as the Siberian Jay, the Lapland Owl and many, many others.
Dialogue Timeline — 347 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:51 On one starlit night I went to watch the skies with my father.
00:02:39 It supported and protected the universe.
00:06:02 There were elves and hobgoblins living in the forest.
00:07:48 but the Wood Grouse will have to eat the needles of a fir tree.
00:09:56 and will occasionally steal food from other animals' hidden places.
00:13:24 All other birds took part in creating the world -
00:15:06 Trees were to be respected, as in their shadow lived the elves -
00:18:55 The Water Spirits that lived in streams and torrents -
00:22:45 in the autumn.
00:27:30 That was why the bear was of a supernatural origin:
00:29:25 so that they could take care of all the creatures underground.
00:30:50 No one heard his cries for help, for the cries were mere whispers.
00:36:43 It had been there forever and ever.
00:39:41 After the trees fall, more light, rain, warmth and moisture -
00:43:19 and so he made himself tiny.
00:47:18 Even after that, it took millions of years -
00:51:08 They were fiery rods sent as a punishment to Earth, -
00:55:32 If one saw a bracken bloom, -
00:57:04 bluetail, smoothsnout
01:00:27 It is getting crowded in the nest of the Northern Goshawk.
01:03:15 It has ten babies.
01:06:49 and had taught us all the necessary skills back in the day.
01:10:10 and gazed at the stars.
01:12:10 That was my first trip to the forest.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed347
Dialogue density4.6 lines / min
First line00:00:51
Final line01:12:10
Production Record
DirectorVille Suhonen, Kim Saarniluoto
LanguageFI
IMDb votes415