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A Horse Called Palladium

Original title: Lugu hobusest Palladium

2006 | Documentary | Director: Ago Ruus

Black stallion Palladium is the best Trakehner show jumping horse in Estonia and in Europe.

Documentary portrait by Ago Ruus about the Trakehner show jumping horse Palladium who knows his value. His value is known also for his owner as well as the equestrian. Why is one horse preferred to the other horses? Is it the case of inborn and inherited talentedness? Or is it because of the breeders' skills and hard work? It is not that easy to find the right answer. Palladium is definitely the most famous and known sports horse in Estonia. There is not many horses in the world after whom a horseracing competition - Palladium Cup - has been named. ...
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Beauty of Fatherland

Original title: Isamaa ilu

2001 | Documentary | Director: Jaak Kilmi, Andres Maimik

Portrait documentary by Andres Maimik and Jaak Kilmi observes the parallel lives of two opposite women - Anne Eenpalu, the leader of "Home Daughters" and Tiina Jantson, activist in Estonian beauty contests. Both women take care of cultivating beauty in Estonia in their own way.

The documentary observes two matriarchs - Tiina Jantson governs the beauty contest empire in Estonia; Anne Eenpanu leads the activities of "Home Daughters" - a girls' corps of Estonian Defence League. The film's main characters and their activities are very different. Whereas Anne's pedagogical approach is almost totally based on the love for fatherland then Tiina spends her days in the glitter of show business. However, there are some similiarities in their lives. The documentary studies the values, gender roles and moral norms in Estonia at the beginning of 21st century.
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His Majesty`s Warship

Original title of the film: Tema Majesteedi sõjalaev

2001 | Documentary | Director: Indrek Kangur

The film is dedicated to the sailors who fought in the Estonian War of Independence (start title). Actions of the British Royal Naval squadron in the Gulf of Finland in years of the Estonian War of Independence and story of perishing of the minesweeper sloop HMS Myrtle.

His Majesty´s Warship talks about The Estonian War of Independence and the activities of the British Royal Navy in the Gulf of Finland during the war years 1918-1919. The film uses the letters that a British sailor wrote home to his wife from battle. Russian historian Vitali Pirogov and British historian Terry Charman from the Imperial War Museum in London give interviews from the forts and harbor of Kronstadt. Charman says: „We wanted to re-establish democratic rule in Russia. Thus, we also had to deal with Estonians who were fighting for their independence.“ This is fairly open confession, asi ...
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Private life

1998 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin
Eestimaa ja Liivimaa mõisad ning suguvõsad

1995 | Documentary | Director: Peter Raudsepp
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The State Elder, Part II

Original title: Riigivanem II

1991 | Documentary | Director: Mark Soosaar
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Anastus

1990 | Documentary | Director: Heikki Aasaru
Equinox

Title in Estonian: Pööripäev

1968 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Karasjov

Documentary directed by Vladimir Karasyov about the June coup in Estonia in 1940 and the events of the World War 2 in Europe.

Documentary based on archival documents, photographs and chronicle footage about the June coup of 1940 in Estonia and the events of the World War 2 in Europe. The film shows Konstantin Päts, Johan Laidoner, Adolf Hitler, Jossif Stalin, Vyatcheslav Molotov, Henri Philippe Petain, Johannes Vares-Barbarus, Johannes Lauristin, Olga Lauristin, Neeme Ruus and many others. The film is a continuation of the first film of Karasyov's film trilogy - "Precedessor" depicting the life of Viktor Kingissepp.
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Vabariigi sünd

1968 | Documentary | Director: Vladimir Parvel
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Nõukogude Eesti

1965 | Newsreel 1940 II half-1991, Newsreels | Director: Aleksandr Mandrõkin