Juha is a 1937 Finnish drama film directed by Nyrki Tapiovaara, starring Hannes Närhi, Irma Seikkula, and Walle Saikko.
It is set in the 18th century and tells the story of a farmer who has married an orphan girl he raised and how a tradesman tries to get her to run away with him to Karelia.
[1] Pasi Nyyssönen wrote in the 2012 book Directory of World Cinema: Finland: "Tapiovaara, only 25-years-old when Juha was made, directs with a firm hand and a clear aesthetic vision.
Aho's book is determinately translated into the visual language of cinema.
The dialogue is reduced to a bare minimum, and the film is narrated poetically using visual symbolism of the natural environment.