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Tere, Eesti !

1969 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Kolmas üliõpilaslaulupidu Tartus

1967 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vitali Gorbunov
Vikerkaar

1967 | Musical film | Director: Valdur Himbek
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Nõukogude Eesti

1966 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Laul, ava tiivad

1965 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Valdur Himbek
Song, open your wings

Original title: Laul,ava tiivad

1965 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Vladimir Parvel

The general song festival and folk art celebration dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia.

16th Song Festival and 8th Dance Festival took place in Tallinn on July 16-18, 1965. The presence of Anastas Mikoyan, head of the Soviet Supreme Council, and cosmonaut German Titov added ideological weight to the events. The documentary shows selected moments, beginning from the festivities in the city, lighting the festival torch and ending with the final song.
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Sulle, me maa

1962 | Documentary | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
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Friend of Songs

Original title: Laulu sõber

1961 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Ilja Fogelman, Reet Kasesalu

The lyrical comedy directed by Ilja Fogelman tells the story of an authoritarian head of a collective farm, unable to understand the value of folk culture.

Tõnu, student of agronomy, is a trainee at a flourishing collective farm. He finds out that there are many talented singers there among whom there is Malle with a specially beautiful voice. However, the local community club is closed and the singing ground has been turned into a pasture. Malle's father is the manager of the collective farm and considers singing a waste of time. When the collective farmers hear about Tõnu's conducting skills, they will act against the manager's will. The big song festival is going to be held soon and people want to go there. Preparations of the ...
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Eesti NSV 20. Aastapäeva pidustused

1960 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel
Soviet Estonia

Title in Estonian: Nõukogude Eesti

1960 | Documentary | Director:

Overview about the daily life in Estonian SSR, about the state of its culture, industry and agriculture in 1960.

Views of Tallinn. The procession of the general song celebration in Tallinn, view to the tribune. The documentary shows Johannes Käbin, Aleksei Müürisepp and others. Views to the new song celebration stage in Tallinn, performers and audience. Work process in the Baltic Power Plant. Mining oil shale. Production of engines. The journey of milk - from milking to bottling. Various agricultural work. Construction of concrete buildings and a schoolhouse. Views to the schoolhouse, kindergarten, private buildings. Art exhibition in Tallinn Art Hall, expositions of ethnography and applied art, Evald Okas's drawings and other artwork. Concert of the general song celebration, ...
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