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Ants Eskola: To Be or Not to Be

Original title: Ants Eskola: Olla või mitte olla

2008 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve

Portrait documentary directed by Kristjan Paul Esperk-Virve about his grandfather Ants Eskola - a legendary Estonian actor of 20th century - and about his creative career.

Biographical documentary about Ants Eskola, a great actor of 20th century (until 1935 also known by name as Gerhardt Esperk) who faced various times in history and survived several existential choices. With the help of archival photographs and excerpts of film, Eskola's and his contemporaries' recollections a colourful story of the actor's life is opening up, including his birth and his first florescence, the art school, theatre and variety singing, betrayal and imprisonment in Siberia, return to the stage and becoming the artist of Estonian nation, children and grandchildren, Russia and the United States of America. It turns out that ...
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Nazis and Blondes

Original title: Fritsud ja blondiinid

2008 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Arbo Tammiksaar

Estonian-Latvian co-production about the "established fascists" - Baltic actors who were used by the Soviet film industry to create the representation of an enemy and to recreate the image of Baltic people as fascists.

Baltic actors had a special and ungrateful role in Soviet history of cinema - Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians appeared on screen as bloodthursty fascists in numerous war films. The filmmakers' question is whether this has influenced the image of the Baltic people? The documentary that has been co-produced by Estonian and Latvian filmmakers tells about artist's responsibility and creative options. The actors - Tõnu Aav from Estonia, Uldis Lieldidžs from Latvia and Algimantas Masiulis from Lithuania - express their opinion on the subject.
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Mikk

2006 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Rein Raamat, Peeter Brambat

Portrait documentary about Mikk Mikiver, a theatre director and an actor.

Documentary by Rein Raamat opens up the life and work of Mikk Mikiver, a legend in Estonian theatre history, a theatre director and an actor. The film is based on the last interview taken with the actor in his home in Võsu, Estonia. Even when he was already sick, Mikk Mikiver dreamed of returning to theatre, to continue working as a stage director. Both his personal and professional life has been always public; yet, as a human being he remained a big secret. His family members, colleagues and friends - many of them are well-known in Estonian history of culture ...
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Teatri vang -Voldemar Panso

1975 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Virve Aruoja
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May 1st

Original title: 1. mai

1967 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vladimir Parvel

Demonstration of May 1st in Tallinn.

Cameraman high up filming the demonstration. View to the announcers and the second cameraman. Demonstrators are passing the grandstand where the members of the Communist Party and the government are lined up. Long view to the waving flag with the image of Lenin, loud greetings in the background. People in the procession. They carry flags, slogans, transparencies, balloons and bouquets of flowers. Johannes Käbin, Valter Klauson, Artuer Vader on the grandstand, Käbin is repeatedly raising his hat in order to greet the people. Among the marching demonstrators there are columns of industrial enterprises, pupils of the Tallinn 10th Secondary School, ...
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"The Bug"

Original title: "Lutikas"

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

Preparations for the evening theatrical performance at Tallinn State Academic Drama Theatre. Scenes from the play "The Bug".

Preparations for the evening theatrical performance at Tallinn State Academic Drama Theatre. Scenes from the play "The Bug". Poster advertising the premiere of theatrical play "The Bug" on February 9, 1963. The head of the performance, Anne Kasemets, asks that the lights should be flashed in the theatre lobby – the evening performance will start. A glimpse to the world of backstage – the audience does not know much about the extensive work done by light and stage technicians, make-up artists, stage manager etc. in order to contribute to the success of the performance. Actors are playing. Stage design is quickly ...
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Mahtras

1962-1963 | Amateur films | Director:
Eesti NSV kunstinädal Moldaavia NSV-s

1962 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Aleksandr Mandrõkin
Nõukogude Eesti

1961 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Igor Jeltsov
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Nõukogude Eesti

1961 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Eduard Eljas