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Virve Aruoja
Born February 19, 1922
Died September 15, 2013 · aged 91
Virve Aruoja (since 1978 Virve Aruoja-Hellström; February 19, 1922 Saduküla – September 15, 2013) was an Estonian television and film director and former actress. Aruoja graduated from the University of Tartu's Tartu Teachers' Seminary in 1941. She studied at the State Drama Studio in Tallinn from 1945 until 1947, then continued her studies at the Estonian Studio of the Russian Institute of Theat…
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Tädi Rose · 1969Tädi Rose
1969
MovieDrama
Endless Day · 1971Endless Day
1971
Movie
Among Tooming's filmic works, Endless Day provides perhaps the most eloquent material for investigating the radical renewal of visual and narrative form, as well as the shifting registers of spatio-social portrayals and critiques in Estonian cinema. It was banned in 1971 and ordered to be destroyed. However, the film was retained and restored in the 1990s.
Colourful Dreams · 1975Colourful Dreams
★ 7.11975
MovieFamily
Little Kati spends her summer at her grandma's. Her playmates are the village boys and the whole countryside - animals, flowers, the wind and stones. Kati conjures up the sun and floats above the fields of flowers and the whole universe. There is no borderline between reality and the magic world. Is it possible to play the same game also at her home in the city?
My Wife Became a Grandmother · 1977My Wife Became a Grandmother
1977
MovieComedy
A middle-aged literature teacher who devotes his free time to poetry is used to being the center of admiration for his family, especially his wife. One day, however, a grandchild arrives at the house, who immediately grabs the full attention of all those around him. The fresh grandfather turns out to be excluded and decides to leave the house, confident that it will restore him to his former position. This is followed by a day full of surprising encounters.
From Three to Twelve · 1965From Three to Twelve
1965
MovieTV MovieMusic
A film about the nighttime encounter between Sigrid and Jaan, a young couple living in the Estonian capital. Their romantic strolls through the streets, squares, and parks of Tallinn are accompanied by the glorious melodies of jazz.
Between Three Plagues · 1970Between Three Plagues
★ 7.01970
MovieHistory
The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's work - writing The Chronicle of Livonia.
Watercolors of One Summer · 1967Watercolors of One Summer
1967
Movie
The story of a young art student who goes to the countryside for a summer internship in watercolor and rents a room in a house by the sea. Conversations with an old housekeeper and meetings with an initially somewhat fussy and naive girl draw one summer in the life of a young man. Whether it's a girl's going to university, meetings with people from a beach village, or an old woman's reminiscences of past times, something about these topics has an enlightening effect on the young man. At the end of summer, a young man's eye and weather view is brighter and wider. It is a lyrical and tender story of the beginning of young love and the life experience of a fading Estonian generation.
Actor Joller · 1960Actor Joller
1960
MovieDramaTV Movie
Toomas Joller has been an actor for twenty years. Joller is popular and has been awarded the honorary title of People's Artist. But Joller's star is gradually fading. He becomes egoistic and self-centered, his performances remain superficial. An actor's internal combustion requires hot water, which Joller uses in abundance together with his friend, the comedy actor Ruts.
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