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Always is always

Original title: Alati on alati

2012 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Tõnis Lepik

The film introduces the daily activities and creative work of the last year in artist Jaan Paavle's life, including his beliefs, attitudes and contradictions with the society.

Poetical documentary about Jaan Paavle (1940-2010), an artist of Southern temperament who has been a scandalous Estonian poet and performance artist for several decades. Jaan is making preparations for his 70th birthday exhibition titled "Always is always", is working with his last painting and is dreaming about having his own studio. How is artwork born and what is the artist's essence? Through the discussions of the protagonist and his friend Leo we can learn about their philosophy of life. While getting involved in somewhat comical and unexpected situations, they interpret the world in a completely different way than an average ...
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What's Your Name?

Original title: Mis su nimi on?

2009 | Feature film, Short | Director: Maria Avdjuško

Anecdotal story about a known intellectual who unexpectedly is given a new identity and during one night he will find out that he might actually need it in the future.

The protagonists of the anecdotal short film are Linnar Priimägi and Taavi Eelmaa; the deuteragonists of the film are Tuglas and Savisaar. Priimägi and Eelmaa perform the most provocative homoerotic scene in Estonian film history – a night full of wild gay sex. Supposedly, the film is based on true events. Not recommended for those under age and the faint-hearted!
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Nõukogude Eesti

1964 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Aleksandr Mandrõkin
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View to Tallinn

Title in Estonian: Pilk Tallinna

1964 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Veljo Käsper

Short film introducing the old town of Tallinn, new residential districts and other sightseeings in Tallinn.

Short documentary about Tallinn. The aim of the film was to demonstrate the place at the commercial-industrial exhibition of the Soviet Union that took place in Genova in March-April 1964 and at foreign exhibitions that took place after that.
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Nõukogude Eesti

1963 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Eduard Eljas
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Nõukogude Eesti

1963 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Nõukogude Eesti

1954 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel
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Nõukogude Eesti, temaatiline

1944 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: E. Ballod

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