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  • What Happened To Andres Lapeteus
    What Happened To Andres Lapeteus

    Original title: Mis juhtus Andres Lapeteusega?

    1966 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Grigori Kromanov

    The first feature film directed independently by Grigori Kromanov is based on the novel "The Case of Andres Lapeteus" by Paul Kuusberg. According to the director, the film is telling about human responsibility, conscience and staying who you are even in most complicated conditions.

  • Külmale maale
    Külmale maale

    1965 | TV feature, TV feature | Director: Ants Kivirähk, Valdur Himbek

  • Mis Koosta peres uudist?
    Mis Koosta peres uudist?

    1965 | TV Serial, ETV/ERR Serials | Director: Tõnis Kask

  • Supernova
    Supernova

    Original title: Supernoova

    1965 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Veljo Käsper

    The first full-length feature film directed by Veljo Käsper depicts the first scientific experiences of a young astronomer. Majority of the film has been shot in newly established Tartu Observatory.

  • The Milkman of Mäeküla
    The Milkman of Mäeküla

    Original title: Mäeküla piimamees

    1965 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Leida Laius

    The first full-length feature film directed by Leida Laius is based on the novel "The Milkman of Mäeküla" by Eduard Vilde, contemplating the moral choices of a man and a woman in an Estonian village at the end of 19th century.

  • We Were Eighteen
    We Were Eighteen

    Original title: Me olime 18 aastased

    1965 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

    The political drama directed by Kaljo Kiisk about the events of 1940-1941 in Estonia as viewed through the choices of young high-school graduates.

  • The misadventures of the New Satan
    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.

  • Zero Three
    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.

  • Roosa kübar
    Roosa kübar

    1963 | Students film, Short | Director: Veljo Käsper

  • Traces
    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.

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