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Chief Architects

Original title: Peaarhitektid

1999 | Documentary | Director: Andres Sööt

Documentary by Andres Sööt about Soviet architecture and buildings in Tallinn, equipped with the commentaries by former top architects.

The era under discussion tends to be forgotten. We are witnessing how Tallinn is losing its appearance of Soviet era. We can be grateful to the fact that the worst architectural projects were never completed. Three former decision makers in architecture - Mart Port, Dmitri Bruns and Voldemar Herkel - discuss the construction in Tallinn according to their personal experience of that time. The talk is led by architect Ike Volkov. The gaze of director Andres Sööt focuses on the aesthetics of Soviet ugliness, concrete grey new apartment building blocks, deserted constructional gaps in urban environment and on the capacity ...
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Steel Rider

Original title of the film: "Terasratsanik"

1999 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andrus Prikk
Lea Valter, Estonian carpet artist

Original title: Lea Valter - eesti vaibakunstnik

1997 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat

Portrait documentary about Lea Valter, an acknowledged Estonian carpet artist.

Documentary about Lea Valter (1926-2013), a phenomen in Estonian applied art who created carpet art for about forty years. Her carpets are characterized by masterful use of geometric shapes and colour while expressing emotional power. Lea Valter's creative style is original, courageous and laconic, with clear and fixed rhythm. Her specialty is weaving woolen carpets.
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The Secret Lamb

Original title: Lammas all paremas nurgas

1992 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Lembit Ulfsak

The family film directed by Lembit Ulfsak tells the humorous story about detective adventures that boys undertake during their summer holiday. The film belongs to the classics of Estonian children's films.

Tom, a science aficionado, meets Perch who is attracted to aliens. Their acquaintance begins when Tom's rocket test by the river has ended with a bang and fizzle. Perch knows a few things about rockets; besides, he believes that empty bottles should not be discarded. Filipp, the chief of empty bottles, is not interested in old-fashioned bottles found from the river until a broken bottle appears in which Filipp finds instructions for finding a valuable painting. While following the traces of the painting with his gang, Filipp meets Tom, Harri and Perch who are searching Harri's stolen sports bag. The ...
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Videoringvaade "Eestimaa" nr 1, detsember 1988

1988 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director:
Miinus 192 meetrit

1985 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Irene Lään
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Eesti NSV Koolinoorte V laulu- ja tantsupidu

1982 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Leo Ilves
Olümpiatuli Tallinnas

1981 | Documentary | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
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Regatirütmid

1981 | Musical film, Concert | Director: Leo Karpin
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ENSV 40

1980 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Elo Tust

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