剧情：TheFinnishfilm'WhiteReindeer'ismarketedintheUSAandBritainasahorrormovie,butthat'snotpreciselyaccurate.Thisisastark,moodyfilmbutnotascaryone.ItpurportstobeanauthenticLappfolktaleaboutawomannamedPiritawhoturnsintoawhitereindeerinordertofeeduponmen. Thisstoryhaselementsofboththevampireandthewerewolflegend,aswell... (展开全部) TheFinnishfilm'WhiteReindeer'ismarketedintheUSAandBritainasahorrormovie,butthat'snotpreciselyaccurate.Thisisastark,moodyfilmbutnotascaryone.ItpurportstobeanauthenticLappfolktaleaboutawomannamedPiritawhoturnsintoawhitereindeerinordertofeeduponmen. Thisstoryhaselementsofboththevampireandthewerewolflegend,aswell... TheFinnishfilm'WhiteReindeer'ismarketedintheUSAandBritainasahorrormovie,butthat'snotpreciselyaccurate.Thisisastark,moodyfilmbutnotascaryone.ItpurportstobeanauthenticLappfolktaleaboutawomannamedPiritawhoturnsintoawhitereindeerinordertofeeduponmen. Thisstoryhaselementsofboththevampireandthewerewolflegend,aswellasthesuccubus.ApartfromreindeerbeingnativetoLapland,Ican'timaginewhythereindeerwaschosenasthespeciesforthisfolktale'sversionoftheshape-changerlegend.Batsandwolvesarepredators,andthereforescary.Thereindeerisadomesticatedherbivorethatserveshumans...notveryspooky,isit?Inonesequence,thewere-reindeerwomansproutsfangs.Actualreindeerdon'thavefangs,sowhyshouldthesebepartofhertransformation?Femalereindeerhaveantlers,sowhydoesn'tPiritasproutantlers? Speakingofsuperstitionsandmyths:earlyinthisfilm,ablackcatscurriesacrossthepathofanapproachingsledge,butthedirectorgivesthissolittleemphasisthatitappearstohavenosignificance.InCornwall,it'sconsidered*good*lucktohaveablackcatcrossone'spath,andthissamethingisconsidered*bad*luckinAmerica.DoLappshaveanysuperstitionsconcerningblackcats? MirjamiKuosmanen,theactresswhoplaysthecentralroleinthisfilm,isquitepretty...butherperformanceasanativeofnorthernLaplandisweakenedbythefactthatsheisclearlywearingmakeup.Duetothelowproductionbudget,weneveractuallyseePiritachangingintothereindeer...butthedirectorcleverlygetsroundthisbyhavinghisleadingladylungetowardsthecamera,thencuttingtoashotofareindeerinthesameposition.Still,Iwashopingwewouldseeashotofawoman'sshadowchangingshape...oraseriesofhumanfootprintsinthesnowabruptlybecominghoof-marks. TheLapplandscapeinthismovieisstarklybeautifulandawesomebutneverfrightening.Thephotographyisexcellent.Therearetwoimpressivedissolveshotsinvolvingflames,andasplendidmontagesequence.Iwasextremelyimpressedbyanightsequenceoverabonfire.DuringtheMidnightSunsequences,therearetwoshotsfeaturingaweirdcolonnadeofwhitepillars:theseappeartobeartefactsoftheLappculture,butweneverlearnwhattheyare.Asequenceinwhichacarvedvertrebradancesmagicallyacrossashaman'sdrumhasaneeriepaganpowerthatmademethinkofNijinsky'sstagingof'TheRitesofSpring'. Myonecomplaintaboutthisfilm--aminorgrievance--isthatweneverlearnthetimeperiodinwhichthemainactionoccurs.TheseLaplanderspossessmilledcoins,arifle,andloomedcurtains.OnesequencetakesplaceataprayerservicethatisclearlyChristian,featuringaministeringenevabands.Arewewatchingscenesinthetwentiethcentury,orsomeearliertime?I'llratethismoody,compelling(butnotfrightening)film8outof10.Oh,mydeer!