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It Began Before Us

Original title: Ajaarvamine ei alga meist

1980 | Documentary | Director: Märt Müür

Film about Heino Prost who restores old agricultural machines.

Heino Prost has formerly worked at Tartu aerodrome but now he dedicates his time to more earthly machines – old tractors, steam engines, threshing machines. For years, he has collected old agricultural machines and restored these as much as possible.
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Kotermann

1980 | Documentary | Director: Hans Malmstein
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Tallinna Pioneeride ja Koolinoorte Palee

1980 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Elo Tust
Gardener's Spring

Original title: Aedniku kevad

1979 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Vello Aruoja

City residents practice gardening in order to answer their call of nature.

At the beginning of every spring, thousands of city residents rush towards their gardens and summer cottages in order to complete the spring cleaning, sowing and planting. Estonians have always been farmers, and even when living in a city they cannot resist the call of nature. Documetary by Vello Aruoja gives a great overview about the gardening culture in Estonia in 1970s, follows people buying plants at the market and shares the thoughts and opinions of hobby gardeners.
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Vana paat

1979 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Raivo Pikner
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The Annual Ring

Original title: Aastaring

1974 | Documentary | Director: Rein Maran

The film about the life of Estonian children and youth in the TV film series "Children of the Soviet Union".

A child's voice in the film: "When a tree gets a year older, it will grow a new ring on its trunk. The rains and droughts, storms and sunny days – everything has been written in the ring. Every day that has been lived fully leaves a mark in us." The summer and activities of Estonian children throughout one year. The filmmakers observe young film amateurs in a summer camp in Paatsalu, in Tartu House of Pioneers, in Tõravere observatory, the gathering of the student league. Together they visit Krabi forest district in Paganamaa and the student exhibition in Tallinn. ...
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Kolm, neli ja… (TRÜ võimlejad)

1973 | Musical film, Dance | Director: Tiina Mägi
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Nõukogude Eesti

1971 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Nõukogude Eesti

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

1966 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel

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