Home » Film Categories

The Manslayer employs a theme known in Scandinavian and Estonian folklore. The time frame of the story is from the early morning of a wedding day until the early morning of the following day. The characters are driven by force majeure – the local customs and rituals which were common a hundred years ago. The leading character Maara is a young bride who is about to start her life in her new family. The Virgin, set in the spring of 1949, tells the story of a young woman called Elina, who has been deported from Ingria into Estonia. In fear ...

Director: Sulev Keedus

Keywords: entering into contract of marriage | archetypes | lack of love | opening | Spinoza's quotations | idol | suicide | ficticious marriage | waiting for Godot | calling one's mother | View all »