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Art and the Cold War. Esthetic Resistance

Original title: Kunst ja külm sõda

2024 | Documentary | Director: Sandra Jõgeva

A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West.

A story about the relationship between independent Soviet art and the West. It recalls a time when art was larger and more important than life itself. But also a time, the like of which Estonian art has never seen and most likely will never see again. On one side, there are independent Soviet artists who lack not only the output but also the finances to complete their works. On the other side, there is the tempting West whose ambassadors (in the literal sense) take active interest in the Soviet underground art market. Selling one’s works to the West is a ...
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Dialogues. Composer Valentin Silvestrov

Original title: Dialoogid. Helilooja Valentin Silvestrov

2008 | Documentary, Portrait, Music Documentary | Director: Dorian Supin

Valentin Silvestrov is an internationally acknowledged contemporary Ukrainian composer of classical music and regarded as one of finest composers of his generation.

Valentin Silvestrov is an internationally acknowledged contemporary Ukrainian composer of classical music and regarded as one of the finest composers of his generation. Music is the meaning of life for him. Music that keeps flowing out of him. If music remains concealed, this would simply suffocate him.
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Jaan Klysheiko

Original title: Jaan Klõšeiko

2005 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Eve Ester, Igor Ruus

Portrait documentary about Jaan Klysheiko, a legendary photo artist, book and magazine designer.

Jaan Klysheiko (1939) is a phenomenon in Estonian culture. He has graduated from the department of painting at the Estonian State Art Institute in 1960s; after which he entered the field of journalism and he became a book designer. His true passion, however, is photography and he has regularly recorded the cultural events in Estonia: Klysheiko's photo archives includes several thousands of negatives. The extremely jovial and bohemian artist with great sense of humour takes the film crew to a walk around the Old Town of Tallinn and to show the places related to his work and life while talking ...
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30 Minutes of Silence

Original title: 30 minutit vaikust

2004 | Feature film, Short | Director: Ove Musting

Famous conductor returns to homeland in order to celebrate his 50th birthday, however, the power of money will prevail.

After having been away from his homeland for 30 years, a famous conductor returns in order to celebrate his 50th with a magnificent concert. However, the new sponsor of the orchestra has a different vision about the concert. The conductor wants to do his job well, but he is stressed and exhausted. Everything that he needs for concentrating is 30 seconds of silence in the middle of the chaos of sounds becoming louder and louder.
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Mister Wall and the Wind

Original title: Jüri - see mulk, ehk mis tuul müürile...

2004 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Enn Säde

Documentary by Enn Säde portrays Jüri Müür - an important filmmaker in Estonian culture whose films are among the best ones in Estonian national filmography.

Enn Säde's documentary about Jüri Müür who was his colleague and friend, an Estonian filmmaker (1929-1984). When Jüri was fifteen he joined the support service of German air force; during the last days of war he travelled to Germany, France and Africa. In 1946 he returned home and soon escaped to Karjala, Finland from KGB. He got acquainted with film during his studies in the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. In a way, Jüri Müür became the icebreaker of the birth of Estonian national film in 1960s. He made five full-length feature films, a couple of dozens documentaries, wrote ...
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Tartu sõpruskond - kunsti saab igal ajal teha

2000 | Documentary | Director: Rein Raamat
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1965 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Valeria Anderson

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Art and the Cold War. Esthetic Resistance

Dialogues. Composer Valentin Silvestrov

Jaan Klysheiko

30 Minutes of Silence

Mister Wall and the Wind

Tartu sõpruskond - kunsti saab igal ajal teha

Nõukogude Eesti