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Estonian Rhapsody

Original title: Kukerpillide rapsoodia

2022 | Music Documentary, Documentary | Director: Raimo Jõerand

A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid and its spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to the roots of Estonian folkmusic.

A film about the Estonians’ favorite folk band Kukerpillid, which after half a century of activity undertakes to update its repertoire with pieces by contemporary composers. Maybe this will bring into being new folk songs, which years later everyone will know by heart again. The band's spirited journey through the summer concert venues of Estonia, with interludes to its roots, would allow us to expect this.
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A Man From A Fairytale

Original title: Mees muinasjutust

2019 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Ruti Murusalu

The end of one act is the beginning of another. The documentary about Toomas Edur tells us an intimate story about the most outstanding Estonian ballet artist, his searches, changes in his life and adapting to those changes.

The documentary about Toomas Edur tells us an intimate story about the most outstanding Estonian ballet artist, his searches, changes in his life and adapting to those changes. Choreography and dancing partners may change but the simplicity, passion and belief in fairytales still remain...  On the half-way of his worldly journey, Toomas Edur looks back to his significant dancing career. High jumps on the world stages made him great also in the eyes of his own people, although the most remarkable footage of his performances have only recently been shown to his home audience. Where to go on and with whom, ...
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The Last Prince

Original title: Viimane vürst

2018 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Kaupo Kruusiauk

A documentary about Peeter Volkonski lets us take peek in the everyday life of a colorful cultural figure and explores how he manages to find balance between the household and the aristocracy.

A documentary about Peeter Volkonski lets us take peek in the everyday life of a colorful cultural figure and explores how he manages to find balance between the household and the aristocracy. Prince Volkonski with his respectable pedigree is an Estonian singer, actor, producer and translator. What is the price of public admiration and is there enough room for compromises when dedicating your life on creation? How to enjoy the flight of a free spirit when the problems of everyday life can strike at any moment? Besides the creational activity the documentary explores the role of the hero's always supporting wife Maria ...
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Elizabeth`s Playground

Original title: Elizabethi mänguväljak

2015 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Maris Kerge, Erik Norkroos

Little Elizabeth is traveling around in a miraculous world of ballet.

Four-year-old Elizabeth was born into the family of ballet dancers, so she has spent majority of her life with her parents at the ballet theatre. She knows every member of the ballet company at the Estonian National Ballet and has seen every ballet performance for numerous times. Elizabeth loves, even adores ballet. Would she be different if she were raised in a different environment? The documentary shows little Elizabeth's journey through the fairy-tale like world of theatre where the real world meets the illusory one and fairy-tales come true.
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Perfecto

Original title: Ideaalide tund

2011 | Documentary | Director: Manfred Vainokivi

Philosophical meditation on the nature of an artist. Who is an artist - a creator or just another layabout?

Spectacular and contemplative documentary directed by Manfred Vainokivi about creating and those who create, about the beauty and pain of making art. "The Days of Parrots", a theatrical play by Andrus Kivirähk, deals with similar themes. The drama company seen in the film practises the play. Not only the birth of a theatrical play is being observed but also the reflection of the whole process in those participating and in the surrounding space. Excerpts of sentences, half-open doors, dark corridors, light and shadows, actors both at work and at pastime, stage director directing like a conductor who is waiting for ...
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The Prompter

Original title: Suflöör

1993 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Kaljo Kiisk

The last film directed by Kaljo Kiisk has been dedicated to theatre and the people in theatre.

You are entering the hectic world of musicians, zanies and jesters - and don't expect to hear a symphony but a single delicate sound of a flute.
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Hermaküla

1988 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Jaan Pihlak

Unique documentary portrait about actor and stage director Evald Hermaküla.

The world of actor and stage director Evald Hermaküla (1941-2000). Contemplative documentary portrait with the poems by Hendrik Adamson and Henrik Visnapuu and music by Alo Mattiisen. Evald Hermaküla reads the poetry.
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117th Season

Title in Estonian: 117. hooaeg

1987 | Documentary | Director: Jaan Pihlak

The atmosphere in Theatre Vanemuine during the season of 1986/1987.

An emotional journey in space and time during the theatre season of 1986/1987 in Theatre Vanemuine. The 117th season began as usual with the conference of theatregoers where Kaarel Ird, the artistic director of the theatre who is about to retire, talks to the audience. A few months later there will be already his funeral ceremony at the theatre. Ago-Endrik Kerge, the leading director of the theatre, talks about the new situation for himself and for the theatre. Excerpts from various rehearsals and play "Time to arrive, time to leave" with Jaan Tooming and Helje Soosalu.
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Peadirigent

1985 | Portrait, Documentary | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
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Meie sõbrad nukud

1978 | Observation, Documentary | Director: Harry Karro
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