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The playbill for the first performance of the play
Pohjalaisia (The Ostrobothnians) is a 1914
Finnish play. Based on it, a 1924 opera and two films in 1925 and 1936 were also made.[1][2]
Its story takes place around 1850 in
South Ostrobothnia, depicting local
folklife[3] and rebellion of the peasants against the
Swedish-speaking arbitrary
lensmann.[4][3][5] While the lensmann character can be seen as being based on not only oppressive officers[3] but also
Klaus Fleming, a Swedish nobleman who was
rebelled against by South Ostrobothnian pesants in the late 16th century,[5] the character is also seen as a metaphor for '
the years of oppression' that Finns were facing under Russian rule when the play was written.[6][3][7]
However there exists concrete doubt over whether Järviluoma actually fully wrote the play. Järviluoma's other literary works are modest in comparison. Anton Kangas (1867–1904) worked as Järviluoma's teacher and wrote the unfinished play Härmäläisiä. Although the original script has been destroyed, Järviluoma's notes on it have survived and Pohjalaisia may have largely been derived from it.[8][9][10][11]
The 1925 film version also titled Pohjalaisia is a
silent film. It was also directed by Jalmari Lahdensuo. It was aided by the popularity of the opera from only the year before. The film was restored in 2012.[1][15][16][17]
1936 filmatization
The 1936 film version again titled Pohjalaisia came with sound and was directed by
Toivo Särkkä.[1][18][19]
References
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"Pohjalaisia". Suomalaisen Elokuvan Festivaali. Retrieved 21 December 2019.