The White Reindeer

This is supposedly the first Finnish B/W horror film made in 19 52. 

This is what briefly MUBI says:

Drawing from the deep well of beliefs of the semi-nomadic Sámi people, Erik Blomberg’s Finnish folk horror is a snow-encrusted tale of shape-shifting shamanism. Weirdness lurks deep in the desolate landscape of Lapland, where the fight to survive rubs up against the insatiable hunger for love. 

But it’s not a horror movie - it’s a movie which gives you a glimpse of life in Lapland in the 1950's. The first few shots are very similar to a desert, it’s just that instead of sand it’s only ice everywhere. Here the mode of transport is reindeer which is tied to a sledge. Instead of goats and horses or cows they have herds of reindeer which they take to different places so they can find food. Every surface is covered with snow, all houses are made of wood and in those times there were 20 homes in a desert. 

The beauty of movies which are now getting streamed at  your home is to experience the world sitting at the comfort of your home. Movies are your gateway to the past, present and future, the culture of that land and lifestyle. Like the native Indians of the Americas or The Aztecs and even India - the mode of worship is different. It’s all about nature (land - river - sea - animals etc) & spirits. Even in this movie it plays a critical role in changing a housewife to a witch. 

It’s a small film which is shot beautifully and transports you to a place and time which can’t be experienced now. See it on MUBI as part of it’s rediscovered series which has a collection of movies which has been restored from prints which were not in good condition.