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Hommik algamas Ilma pääl

1990 | Other categories, Commissioned | Director: Hans Roosipuu
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Homeward. Debora Vaarandi

Original title: Kodutee

1988 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vallo Kepp

Poetess Debora Vaarandi contemplates on life, flow of time and her childhood places in the island of Saaremaa.

Poetess Debora Vaarandi contemplates on life, poetry and the flow of time in the island of Saaremaa. A 72-year-old poetess returns to the paths of her childhood and recollects her childhood memories about the farms, forests, meadows, stone fences and Pöide church. She would happily come back to live in Saaremaa to spend her old age years. Her poetry is recited by actor Aarne Üksküla.
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Näkimadalad IV jagu

1988 | Series, TV feature, TV feature | Director: Olav Neuland
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Näkimadalad II jagu

1987 | Series, TV feature, TV feature | Director: Olav Neuland
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The Bird Watcher

Original title: Vaatleja

1987 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Arvo Iho

The first feature film directed by Arvo Iho analyzes the relationships between women, men and nature in the spirit of antique Greek tragedy.

Estonian student Peeter meets Aleksandra in the wildlife area for birds in Far North where the landscape is beautiful and harsh. Aleksandra has not been treated well by life and she has given up hope to be happy; she just tries to survive. Peeter's pure and passionate love towards nature won't leave much space for Aleksandra's compromises. There is just one option left - to be together. And neither of them has a clue that their relationship will bring together their destinies.
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Wild Swans

Original title: Metsluiged

1987 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Helle Karis

The film directed by Helle Karis is based on the fairy tale "Wild Swans" by Hans Christian Andersen, telling the story of princess Elise who is determined to save her bewitched brothers with the power of love.

Princess Elise has eleven brothers bewitched by their evil stepmother - the boys have been turned into swans. In order to break the spell, Elise must weave a shirt of stinging nettles for every brother. During the work, she must remain completely silent, otherwise his brothers will die. Evil forces follow Elise's strange silence and odd weaving work while trying to destroy hope and love.
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The Joys of Midlife

Original title: Keskea rõõmud

1986 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lembit Ulfsak

The debut feature film directed by Lembit Ulfsak is a road movie about people who have reached their midlife crisis. One summer they take a trip to a healer through the picturesque landscapes of Estonia, in order to regain happiness in their lives.

Two well-off married couples (Pille and Tõnu, Silva and Hubert) have reached the understanding that something is wrong in their lives. They pin their hopes on NIgul, the famous healer living in southern Estonia. Together with Helena, who is better equipped with esoteric knowledge, the couples set off for a cross-country car trip on a nice summer day. They are being warned during their journey that the healer won't change their lives in a second. When arriving at their destination, the couples will face an unexpected surprise.
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Beautiful is the land

Title in Estonian: Ilus on maa

1984 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Rein Maran

Poetic documentary directed by Rein Maran about Estonian nature, history and the present day.

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 ...
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Dog-Eat-Dog

Original title: Hundiseaduse aegu

1984 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Olav Neuland

The romantic adventure film directed by Olav Neuland is a love story between a young thinker and the beautiful daughter of a vassal in medieval Estonia, when the last free villages were turned into feudal estates.

Meleleiv and Liisa are two young Estonians with pure souls who meet each other during the battles with feudal order. Herman Pesentack and Hans Metten, the vassals driven by greed and power hunger, use both violence and tricks in order to get what they want. Those who are mentally stronger will come out as winners. The freedom of Estonians can exist only within the borders set by the feudal order. The man who has given the vassal's oath of homage to his lord must be also ready to rise against his nation.
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Requiem

Original title: Reekviem

1984 | Full length feature, Feature film | Director: Olav Neuland

The psychological drama directed by Olav Neuland depicts the events of the summer of 1944 - the story of a family of Estonian intellectuals in the middle of the war.

When the frontline extends over Estonia in the summer of 1944, the pilots of a shot down Soviet airplane come to ask for help to Meelaku farm where organ builder Jaan lives with his kids Johann, Sebastian and little Mari. Their mother has died in war and the family won't hear of any Germans or Russians. One pilot needs an operation so Jaan sends for Evelyn Ewers, a German military doctor. The course of events forces to stay everyone in the farmhouse until the final decision must be made.
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