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The misadventures of the New Satan

Original title: Põrgupõhja uus Vanapagan

1964 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov, Jüri Müür

The feature film directed by Jüri Müür and Grigori Kromanov is based on the novel "The misadventures of the New Satan" by A. H. Tammsaare, telling the story of Devil who becomes human and goes to live on Earth, desperately trying to live in the right way. He wants to prove that it is possible to become blessed with life on Earth.

When going to live on Earth as a human being, the Devil believes that through hard work and submissiveness it is possible to become blessed one day. His neigbour, a cunning guy Ants, laughs at the Devil's plans since these do not disturb Ants' life. He gives the Devil good advice with managing his farm named Põrgupõhja (Hell's Bottom), even if this help will cost a lot for the Devil and his family. Despite that, the Devil remains patient and keeps his faith in order to achieve his goal - until the day when Ants discovers that the Devil won't ...
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Zero Three

Original title: Null kolm

1964 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Igor Jeltsov

The feature film directed by Igor Yeltsov is based on the story "O3" by Nora Adamyan and Jakov Votshek. It is a drama telling about doctors and medical ethics, expressed by the episodes from a medical emergency room and told by middle-aged people experiencing mutual affection and disappointment.

Olga is a doctor of an ambulance crew - she is a sincere, straightforward and warm-hearted woman who has firm views on human relationships, medical duties, friendship and love. When Olga falls in love with doctor Aleksandr Tennov, she expects him to share the same views with her.
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Bike Tamers

Original title: Jalgrattataltsutajad

1963 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Juli Kun

The musical comedy directed by Yuli Kun is full of romantic intrigues, sports and hazarding. It is a story about an attractive bike constructor Rita and three young men who become fierce competitors both in sports and in love. Starring the Russian film actress Lyudmila Gurchenko.

Attractive bike constructor Rita has completed a brand new racing bike model called the Light Blue Antelope. She is looking for somene to test the new bike at Tallinn-Riga bicycle race but no one among the bicycle racers will agree. Then she seems to find the right solution - her new acquaintances Robert and Leo are two successful sportsmen. There are two parallel plot lines in the film: next to the abovementioned story, there is another one, an animated parody depicting the adventures of Author and Director during the film shooting and at the arts council.
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Traces

Original title: Jäljed

1963 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The film directed by Kaljo Kiisk tells the story about the destinies of former fellow students in an Estonian village during the era of postwar collectivization. The screening of the film was banned until 1988.

Heino Raagen and his war comrades begin a new battle while arriving at their home village - establishing a collective farm. The sufferings and fears of the war have exhausted people; nevertheless, they still stick together and protect their close ones. Heino's girlfriend Valve hides the plans of her brother Robert hiding in the forest from him; as a result, their relationship will fall apart. Life goes on, but disappointment and anger will take their toll even when years have gone by.
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Ice Run

Original title: Jääminek

1962 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The debut film by director Kaljo Kiisk is based on the short story "Ice Run" written by Aadu Hint in 1943 in Yaroslavl, Russia. The feature film depicts the tragic destinies of two fisherman families on a small Estonian island occupied by Germans during the World War II.

Two proud fisherman families live on a very small island in Estonia. The two fishermen have always bore a grudge against each other. Their stubbornness and disobedience to German occupiers leads to dramatic events where staying alive is worse than death. Since it is impossible to escape public contempt, they have to decide how to redeem themselves.
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Under the Same Roof

Original title: Ühe katuse all

1962 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Igor Jeltsov

The feature film directed Igor Yeltsov is based on the story "In the Same House" by Hans Leberecht. It is a personal drama about the political views developed during the Stalinist era.

Mari Põder has successfully led a collective farm in 1950s and fulfilled all tasks given from the authorities. Nonetheless, things in the collective farm become progressively worse. The Committee of the Communist Party sends its representative Peeter Arro who will learn that the manager Mari acts as a tyrant for the local people. She has to resign during the elections of the new manager. Being without authority has a damaging effect on her so she starts to regain her position with the help of her old tricks.
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Dangerous Curves

Original title: Ohtlikud kurvid

1961 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Juli Kun, Kaljo Kiisk

This is the panorama version of the feature film "Venturous Curves", a co-production by Tallinn Film Studio and Mosfilm. It is a comedy about fooling an arrogant sports celebrity by twin sisters, about the friendship of young people, love, and sports ethics.

Marika, a student and a motobike racer, and her identical twin sister Ellen, a ballerina, experience lots of fun and dramatic adventures during the motorbike racing event. Marika has an opportunity to choose among her fellow sportsmen, all of them having different values in life. Raul has become too self-confident and arrogant due to his athletic achievements and will be deeply disappointed when instead of winning another race it turns out that he is being cheated by the twin sisters.
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Friend of Songs

Original title: Laulu sõber

1961 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Ilja Fogelman, Reet Kasesalu

The lyrical comedy directed by Ilja Fogelman tells the story of an authoritarian head of a collective farm, unable to understand the value of folk culture.

Tõnu, student of agronomy, is a trainee at a flourishing collective farm. He finds out that there are many talented singers there among whom there is Malle with a specially beautiful voice. However, the local community club is closed and the singing ground has been turned into a pasture. Malle's father is the manager of the collective farm and considers singing a waste of time. When the collective farmers hear about Tõnu's conducting skills, they will act against the manager's will. The big song festival is going to be held soon and people want to go there. Preparations of the ...
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Meeting by Chance

Original title: Juhuslik kohtumine

1961 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Viktor Nevežin

The musical comedy directed by Viktor Nevezhin about a variety band facing problems with its repertoire and singers. Starring Georg Ots.

Rein is a successful singer but he and his group have a reason to worry – because of their worn-out repertoire their popularity is in danger. Philharmonic is already searching for new talents. When Rein hears a wonderful soprano voice from the concert hall, he will offer a remarkable young lady - whom he considers to be the owner of the voice - the opportunity to perform. Rein has no idea that actually the voice belongs to another girl whom he has once met in a quite extraordinary situation and who has introduced Rein's new song to the whole ...
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Men From the Fisherman's Village

Original title: Ühe küla mehed

1961 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Jüri Müür

The debut feature film directed by Jüri Müür depicts men from a fisherman's village in a situation where they have to choose between the people of their own and the strangers.

The first Estonian post-war feature film tells the story about local fishermen who have to make a decisive choice. When their boat drifts away with the storm to the coast of Finland, Soviet borderguards starts immediately suspect them. However, what counts more to the fishermen is the fact that they discover - men from the same village won't always stick together.
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