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Beautiful is the land (1984)

Title in Estonian: Ilus on maa

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Documentary Duration 34:29

How far can one travel in Estonia during half an hour? And to perform everything one has seen in a flowing poetic language? The essence of the times, places, nature and people taken from the summer of 1984 when Lasnamäe district in Tallinn was young, rural life in Estonia was blooming and people mainly drove cars made in Soviet Union. Were these truly the best years of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia or did it only seem so? The red roofs of the Old Town of Tallinn have always been red; Tartu will always greet the Midsummer Day with ...

Director: Rein Maran

Keywords: archaelogical excavations | dolomite mining | construction work | private house | geological sediments | guides | people in the street | bonfire on Midsummer's Eve | extraction | beautiful views of nature | View all »

Main Data

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Production Firm(s) Eesti Telefilm
Color color
Film Category Documentary, Overviews
Text / Dialogue Estonian
Duration 34:29

Crew

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Director Rein Maran
Screenwriter Rein Maran
Cinematographer Tõnu Talpsep
Composer Mikk Sarv
Sound Designer Enn Säde
Editor Margit Maran
Content Editor Aare Tiisväli
Managing Director Maie Kerma

First releases

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  • on television: 21.07.1985, Eesti Televisioon, Estonia
  • on television: 11.06.1986, Kesktelevisioon, USSR

Partners and Sponsors

  • Kultuuriministeerium
  • EFI
  • Eesti Kultuurkapital
  • ERR
  • Rahvusarhiiv
  • BFM
  • Kinoliit
  • Eesti Filmiajakirjanike ühing
  • Tallinnfilm