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Crocodile

Original title: Krokodill

2009 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Kaspar Jancis

The story of a former opera star who must by the will of Fate work as a Crocodile.

The story of a former opera star who must by the will of Fate work as a Crocodile in a styrofoam costume entertaining children in the children’s playroom of a shopping centre. This kind of life seems joyless and even disgusting to the former leading tenor, and he vents his frustration by behaving rudely. Until one day, into his life enters a fateful woman and… a crocodile.
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Arnold Rüütel. Unfinished sentence

Original title: Arnold Rüütel. Lõpetamata lause

2006 | Documentary | Director: Vahur Laiapea

The documentary was finished before the presidential election in 2007; it opposes the speeches and interviews held by Arnold Rüütel during the Soviet era with the ones held during the period of Estonia regaining its independence.

24th Congress of the Communist Party of Soviet Union in Moscow; Baltic Chain Tour; Estonian Song Celebration in 1985 in Tallinn; celebrating the 70th anniversary of October Revolution; The Song of Freedom 1991 - these are just a few episodes from the archive-based documentary that follows Arnold Rüütel's activities during the period of 1971-1992. This era included the new wave of Russification policies, perestroika and Estonia regaining its independence. In order to stay alive and be successful during the times one had to be flexible and adaptable.
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Fox Woman

Original title: Rebasenaine

2002 | Animation, Puppet | Director: Priit Tender

It is the story about a fox that goes to heaven to visit her uncle, and gets cruelly cast down.

The 10-minute animated film “Fox Woman” is based on a legend of Mapuche Indians. It is the story about a fox that goes to heaven to visit her uncle, and gets cruelly cast down. In the film the personification of animals provides this slightly absurd legend with social context. The film as a whole could be classified as a comedy and its main audience could be teenagers.
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Mont Blanc

Original title: Mont Blanc

2001 | Animation, Cartoon | Director: Priit Tender

An aging man leaves his wife and sets off on his way to Fujiyama, the mountain of his dreams.

Fujiyama is not his destination alone, though – thousands of people striving to make it to the mountaintop bustle about, each carrying his suitcase. The mountain itself consists of hundreds of thousands of suitcases. The inexorable climb to the top reveals the background of the entire exercise to the main character: the suitcase of everyone that reaches the top bites their head off, and the lifeless corpses fall into a crater. Prior to that, though, the suitcase sings an incredibly beautiful tune with a woman’s voice, from which those striving for the top gain ever more inspiration. Our hero, ...
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The Herd Boy is the King

Title in Estonian: Karjapoiss on kuningas

1982 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vello Kallaste

Karl Aru, retired General Major of artillery, celebrates his 80th birthday with a festive yet official reception and introduces his home village.

Retrospective documentary about Karl Aru who was born in the beginning of 20th century in a farm and became a General Major of the Soviet Army. On his 80th birthday, he criticizes the degradation of rural life. Reportage about his official birthday party held in the Tallinn Officers' House, mingled by the journeys in his former home village.
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Arnold Matteus

Digitally remastered in 2007

1981 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Andres Sööt

Portrait documentary about Arnold Matteus, the legendary architect of Tartu city, directed by Andres Sööt.

When we say "Tartu", we mean "Matteus". Arnold Matteus (1897-1986) studied architecture in Germany and worked as a chief architect during several governments and during the war. He was a gentleman, a diplomat, a creative personality and a master of compromises. He never sold himself. The portrait documentary about Matteus was complete in 1981; however, due to the critical evaluation by the minister of culture of that time the film was publicly banned and was allowed to be screened only on special permission by the authorities. The documentary became accessible for the audience only after when Estonia had regained its ...
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Kompositsioonid. Kuldar Sink

1970 | Musical film | Director: Leida Levald
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511 Best Photographs of Mars

Original title: 511 paremat fotot Marsist

1968 | Documentary, Observation | Director: Andres Sööt

Andres Sööt, a legendary documentary filmmaker in Estonia, records the environments and people in Tallinn cafes with his candid camera in late 1960s.

The film introduces a selection of various guest types in cafes and night clubs in late 1960s when old ladies still had some bourgeois manners from the first republic of Estonia and the youngsters of the Soviet regime were not served in a restaurant if they had no proper clothing. The guests of Tallinn's legendary cafes "Pearl" and "Moscow" were filmed in their own time. The uniqueness of the film is expressed through a strangely independent soundtrack that observes everyday bustle from the heights of melancholy poetry and remote uranography. Artur Alliksaar's poetry is read by Aarne Üksküla.
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