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Daisy Petal Game: Tattoo

based on the short novel "Gipsies" by Kalju Saaber

1977 | Feature film, Short | Director: Peeter Simm

Short film directed by Peeter Simm based on the short story "Gypsies" by Kalju Saaber. Artistic director of the film Andrei Tarkovsky.

Young man Margus falls in love with gypsy girl Zoritsa and is ready for everything to prove his feelings. When the girl has complaints about the local Don Juan, a dairyman, Margus takes revenge but gets miserably kicked in his teeth. Margus's father, a local constable, chains his son. However, Margus breaks himself free and grabs a gun. Zoritsa's little brother finds Margus to hide behind the dairyman's window and shares words of wisdom that will make Margus change his mind.
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Igavesti Teie

1976 | Documentary, Music Documentary | Director: Mati-Jüri Põldre
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Ukuaru

Based on the novel "Ukuaru" by Veera Saar

1973 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Leida Laius

The film directed by Leida Laius is based on the novel "Ukuaru" by Veera Saar, telling about a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life.

Minna is a simple worker who won't marry a well-off boyfriend but poor man Aksel who has got nothing more than his accordion and love towards Minna. But living in poverty and hard work do not distress her. It is important for her to find her own home where children would run around and Aksel would play his accordion. In this remote forest house love works miracles but one thing it cannot do - to put the madness of the outer world at a safe distance.
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Väejuht

1969 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Vladimir Karasjov
In the Backyard

Original title: Tagahoovis

1957 | Feature film, Full length feature | Director: Viktor Nevežin

The film directed by Viktor Nevezhin is based on the story "In the Backyard" by Oskar Luts, depicting the life in slums in 1930s with melacholy humour and colourful characters. It is the first Estonian film adaptation of a literary classics where the best drama actors of that time perform.

The film is based on the story "In the Backyard" by Oskar Luts and the drama play directed by Andres Särev, telling the story about the distressed residents living in poor slums during the economic crisis of the first Estonian Republic in early 1930s. It is the life in the backyard both literally and symbolically.
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NYC World Fair, Shriners Parades, Rose Garden of Elizabeth Park

Original title: New Yorgi maailmanäitus, Shrinersi paraadid, Elizabethi pargi roosiaed

1956 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

World Fair in New York City in 1939, Shriners Parade in Harford in 1950, family Baltsar in Elizabeth Park on June 21st, 1956.

John Baltsar has filmed events in his home town and elsewhere. The documentary starts with the World Fair of 1939 held in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York City. The focus is on the huge white globe and the tall obelisk-like building with the national flag of USA. Views to different pavillions: General Motors, New York City, United States of America, Italy. People are standing in long queues. Views from the distance. Statue of George Washington, fountains in front of the pavillion of foreign exhibitions, national flags waving. Parade in Springfield - columns of schools, Scouts and Shriners are marching. ...
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Birth of Estonia's Independence

Title in Estonian: Eesti iseseisvuse sünd

1950 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director: Harald Perten

Documentary by Harald Perten about the birth of the Republic of Estonia.

The documentary about the restoration of independence of Estonia and Estonian War of Independence is based on texts between the film frames, photographs, materials filmed by a Danish volunteer who took part in the War of Independence and a newsreel by Eesti Kultuurfilm about the military parade for celebrating the anniversary of the Republic of Estonia in 1939. Rare frames about Tartu, Tallinn, soldiers who took part in the War of Independence, arrival of the wounded from the front, prisoners of war, Russian war refugees, life in the conquered Pihkva, armoured cars heading towards the front etc.
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Gymnastics Celebration in Stockholm. Konstantin Päts Open Air School

Original title: Võimlemispidustused Stockholmis. Konstantin Pätsi Vabaõhukool

1949 | Amateur films, Newsreel | Director:

Unedited, random amateur filming about the gymnastics celebration in Stockholm in the summer of 1949 and about Konstantin Päts Open Air School in 1938-1939.

Unedited amateur film material on reels 1-7 depicts international gymnastics celebration held in Stockholm on the olympic stadium in summer 1949. Reels 8-9 depict scenes about Konstantin Päts Red-Cross Open Air School in Pirita-Kose in 1938-1939. The opening celebrations show also Ernst Idla's gymnasts with the national flag of Estonia. The scenes filmed in the open air school depict the daily school life and pastime activities: bathing in the sea, relay race, garden work, table tennis, dancing, picking rowan tree berries, various competitions, chess play, skiing, sledging, playing snowballs.
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Estonia

Title in Estonian: Eestimaa

1941 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Vassili Beljajev

Documentary based on film chroncles, with the aim of opening up the history of Estonia and the daily life of Estonian people in the Soviet era.

The documentary introducing the destiny of Estonia and its nation. The film depicts Estonian nation's life during several eras. During the bourgeous times, the film opposes a simple man doing hard work and a Bourgeois person enjoying the free time. This is followed by pivotal events – the Red Army entering Estonia, coup of June in 1940, the first session of the second staff of the State Council, declaration of the Estonian Socialist Soviet Socialist Republic. The documentary shows how state land is shared with people, ploughing fields, learning the history of the Communist Party, making science and spending free time. ...
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Liivi laulik Rozal Ranne

1940 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1912-1940 I half | Director: