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Raudvara. Anu Raud

2021 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Erle Veber
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Virago

2019 | Feature film, Short | Director: Kerli Kirch Schneider

In the village of Virago, where no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday, Tõnu is about to turn forty.

A man falls off a roof. Another one drowns. Another catches fire. “May God rest their souls,” sigh the widows as they cross themselves somberly. This is the life and the death of the men in Virago — a village where for centuries no man has lived long enough to see his fortieth birthday. Until today.
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The Kaplinski System

Original title: Kaplinski süsteem

2011 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Raphaël Gianelli-Meriano

The documentary co-directed by Estonian and French filmmakers portray Jaan Kaplinski - a man behind words.

What kind of a man, husband and father is Jaan Kaplinski, one of the most known and productive Estonian writers, poets and thinkers? What lies behind his poetry and writings? A close insight into Kaplinski's world describes one day in the writer's life, from dusk till down, full of daily activities in Mutiku farm, including discussions about poetry, language and freedom of creation during the Soviet era and today. There are pivotal times in Kaplinski's life right now since he is looking for inner freedom while following the example of Taoism. His thoughts and flashbacks of the past including simple ...
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My Estonia

Original title: Minu Eestimaa

2005 | Documentary, Overviews | Director: Riina Hein

Documentary about Estonia where its beautiful nature and locations are enriched by interesting facts, connections, beliefs and legends.

Estonia can be cursorily viewed in several ways - either as a tiny periphery state or a border country. But there is also another way - to go deeper into the country while truly perceiving it. Here a totally different layer opens up. This documentary is an inventory of an Estonian spirit before heading towards the superficial Postmodernism era. This is the story of our country, the way it actually is, the way we see it. A sensitive and an intelligent place with its stories and facts. Sometimes familiar, sometimes strange. Not gone yet. It is a country designed by ...
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Haymaking Time

Original title: Heinaaeg

1984 | Documentary, Problem oriented | Director: Enn Säde

Publicistic documentary about the gaps in the technological chain of harvesting grass plants as well as the recent achievements in storing concentrated feed for winter.

The documentary continues the style of the former collaboration films ("The Ploughman's Fatigue", "Once You Mock the Field..." etc.). Filmmakers Enn Säde and Jüri Müür thoroughly discuss the problems of storing hay in the collective farms of Estonian SSR. Instead of voiceover, the authors of the film appear on the screen and comment on various themes.
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Sõrulaste seltsis

1983 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Mark Soosaar
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IX üleliidulised künnivõistlused KubAnimafilmal

1980 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Vitali Gorbunov
Enn Põldroos

1979 | Documentary, Observation, Portrait | Director: Tiina Pork
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Suvepuhkus

1972 | Newsreels, Newsreel 1940 II half-1991 | Director: Reet Kasesalu
Tiit Puura - kolmat põlve sepp

1972 | Documentary, Portrait | Director: Reet Kasesalu

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