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Esimene eluaasta

1981 | Other categories, Commissioned, Popular Sciences | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Metsade taga

1981 | Documentary | Director: Sulev Keedus
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The Master of Kõrboja

Original title: Kõrboja peremees

1979 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Leida Laius

The drama directed by Leida Laius is based on the novel "The Master of Kõrboja" by Anton Hansen Tammsaare, telling the multilayered story about a farm in need of a master and about hopeless love.

Anna, the daughter of an elderly owner of Kõrboja farm, is told by her father that if she won't move in their home farm then it will be sold to strangers. But the farm needs also a master, and Anna has been living in town for years. She comes back home and meets again Villu, her friend from childhood. Villu is still as temperamental as he used to be and Anna has always been a stubborn one. Now they have grown up. The more fellow villagers find the couple a strange one, the more they are attracted to each other.
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Childhood

Title in Estonian: Lapsepõlv

1976 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Leida Laius

Wistful, melancholy documentary directed by Leida Laius about the toddlers in the daycare and the day-and-night nursery.

Wistful and sad documentary about toddlers who spend their days or even weeks away from their mother and their home, whether in the day nursery or day-and-night nursery. The cinematographer observes the great sadness of little children and their subconscious attempt to adjust to the unusual situation. Director Leida Laius interviews the head of the nursery and the night-time educator who both believe that such day- and night-time nurseries won't replace mother for a child. The children themselves admit to the film director that their greatest dream is to go back home. The documentary was first banned since it gave ...
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Pärnu 50 000 elanik

1976 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valentin Kuik
Man and Nature

Original title: Inimene ja loodus

1975 | Documentary | Director: Rein Maran

Contemplative documentary directed by Rein Maran about the relationship between man and nature.

The filmmaker has recorded special episodes about Estonian nature and people for whom nature is important, whether they be officials or amateurs – among others hunting biologist Harri Põldsam, students from the nature club at Tartu State University and Estonian Agricultural Academy (tutored by Jaan Eilart) and doctor of infectious diseases Mart Martson who has discovered his interest towards bird watching and research besides his daily professional work. All these conversations are surrounded by rare views from the world of nature: grouses' mating dance, a litter of helpless wolf cubs, Alpine butterwort, the blunt-flowered rush, Saaremaa yellow rattle etc.
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Sündis inimene

1975 | Documentary | Director: Leida Laius
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Time out!

1975 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Tõnis Kask, Ben Drui
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Woman today

Title in Estonian: Naine täna

1974 | Documentary | Director: Reet Kasesalu

Publicistic documentary about woman and her role in society in 1970s.

The filmmakers try to define the role of a woman in Estonian society in 1970s. They compare the activities of men and women in various fields of life, observe woman as mother, as caretaker for family and as worker. But also, the film is about woman's efforts towards beauty and goodness. The situation is commented by Jüri Kraft, deputy to the minister of light industry; psychologist Ilmar Ebber and social scientist Klara Hallik.
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400000-s tallinlane

1973 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson