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Kevade
''Spring'' ( et, Kevade) is a 1969 Estonian film directed by Arvo Kruusement and is a film adaptation of Oskar Luts' popular novel of the same name. The movie placed first place in the Estonian feature films top ten poll held in 2002 by Estonian film critics and journalists. In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia, then nearly half of the country's total population of 1.36 million and 8,100,000 in the Soviet Union in 1971. The film was re-released in Estonia on 13 April 2006. The film was shot in Palamuse, which was the prototype area of Oskar Luts' "Paunvere". It was followed by three sequels: 1976's ''Summer'' (''Suvi''), 1990's ''Autumn'' (''Sügis'') and 2020's ''Winter'' (''Talve''), all of which included original actors from this film. Cast *Arno Liiver as Arno Tali *Riina Hein as Raja Teele * Aare Laanemets as Joosep Toots *Margus Lepa as Georg Aadniel Kiir *Ain Lutsepp as Tõnisson *Leonhard Merzin as Teacher Laur *Kaljo Kiisk as Kristjan Lible *Rein Aedma as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rein Aedma
Rein Aedma (born 19 September 1952) is an Estonian film actor who made his screen debut as a teenager and is possibly best recalled for his role as Jaan Imelik in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: '' Kevade'' (1969), '' Suvi'' (1976), and ''Sügis'' (1990), and a 2020 follow-up film ''Talve''. Early life and ''Kevade'' Rein Aedma was born and raised in Tallinn, where he attended secondary school at the Tallinn Sports Boarding School (now, the Audentes Sports Gymnasium). In early 1969, when Aedma was sixteen, Tallinnfilm began casting roles for the Arvo Kruusement directed film adaptation of Oskar Luts' 1912–1913 two-part short novel '' Kevade'', which followed the lives of residents of the rural, fictitious village of Paunvere in the early 20th-century. One of Aedma's teachers had submitted his photograph for consideration for the roles of the novel's characters Jaan Imelik and Joosep Toots. Aedma was one of many youths throughout the country whose s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riina Hein
Riina Hein (born 3 March 1955) is an Estonian film actress, film and television director and producer, and screenwriter. Hein made her screen debut as a teenager and is possibly best recalled for her role as Raja Teele in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: '' Kevade'' (1969), ''Suvi'' (1976), and ''Sügis'' (1990), and a 2020 follow-up film ''Talve'' (''Winter''). After largely retiring from acting, Hein has focused on a career in television advertising, and film and television directing and producing. Early life and ''Kevade'' Riina Hein was born and raised in Tallinn and spent her summers with her paternal grandparents in the rural village of Järvakandi. In 1969, aged thirteen, she was cast in the role of Raja Teele in the Arvo Kruusement directed Estonian language film '' Kevade'' (English: ''Spring'') for Tallinnfilm; a film adaptation of author Oskar Luts' popular 1913 short novel of the same name. After production of the film ended, Hein retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain Lutsepp
Ain Lutsepp (born 6 May 1954) is an Estonian actor and politician. Early life and education Born in Tallinn, Ain Lutsepp began his career as a child actor at age thirteen as the character Tõnisson in the 1969 Arvo Kruusement directed Estonian language film '' Kevade'' (English: ''Spring''); a film adaptation of author Oskar Luts' popular 1913 novel of the same name. In 1972, he graduated for the Tallinn 10th Secondary School (now, the Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium) and in 1980 he graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory's Performing Arts Department (present-day Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) under course instructor Merle Karusoo.Eesti Draamateater ; retrieved 6 October 2016. Graduating classmates included actors Roman Baskin, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaljo Kiisk
Kaljo Kiisk (3 December 1925 – 20 September 2007) was a Soviet and Estonian actor, film director, screenwriter and politician. He was best known for his roles as Kristjan Lible from Spring (1969 film), ''Spring'' ( et, Kevade), Summer (1976 film), ''Summer'' (''Suvi'') and Autumn (1990 film), ''Autumn'' (''Sügis''), film adaptations of Oskar Luts' novels, and as Johannes Saarepera from Eesti Televisioon, ETV's long-running ''Õnne 13''. His career spanned over half a century from 1953 to 2007. Early life Kiisk was born and raised in Vaivina. In 1944, aged 18, he served in the Anti-aircraft warfare, anti-aircraft unit of the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian), and took part in the Battle of Tannenberg Line. After World War II, he managed to obscure his military service from the Soviet re-occupation of the Baltic states (1944), Soviet occupiers. In 1946, he graduated from the Rakvere 1st Secondary School and enrolled at the Tallinn University of Technology. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinnfilm Films
Tallinnfilm is the oldest surviving film studio in Estonia. It was founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, and was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (1940–1941) ''Eesti Kultuurfilm'' was taken over by the Communist Party and renamed ''Kinokroonika Eesti Stuudio'' (the Estonian Newsreel Studio). In 1942 during the German occupation the studio was renamed ''Kinokroonika Tallinna Stuudio'' (the Tallinn Newsreel Studio) and then renamed again as ''Tallinna Kinostuudio'' (the Tallinn Film Studio) in 1947 by the Soviets. The Tallinn Film Studio was renamed ''Kunstiliste ja Kroonikafilmide Tallinna Kinostuudio'' (Tallinn Feature and Newsreel Film Studio) in 1954 and in 1963 was renamed again Tallinnfilm. During the Soviet era, the studio was the only major movie production house in Estonia, responsible for almost all feature-length movies of the time. (Most of the rest were produced by Eesti Televisioon.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oskar Luts
Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia (Russian Empire). His younger brother was the film director and cinematographer Theodor Luts. He attended Änkküla village school in 1894. He went to Palamuse Parish parish school in Jõgeva County, attending from 1895–1899. From 1899–1902 he studied at the Tartu Reaalkool. In 1903 Luts started working as an apothecary apprentice in Tartu and Narva. After passing the apothecary apprentice exams, he went to work in Tallinn (1903). During his military service in Saint Petersburg (1909–1911) he also worked in the apothecary field. He continued this work in Dorpat while studying pharmacy at university. When World War I started, Oskar Luts was conscripted into the Russian army. He worked as a military pharmacist in Pskov, Warsaw, Daugavpils, Vilnius and in Vitebsk (1915–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of Estonia
Cinema of Estonia is the film industry of the Republic of Estonia. The motion pictures have won international awards and each year new Estonian films are seen at film festivals around the globe. 1896—1911 The first "moving pictures" were screened in Tallinn in 1896. The first movie theater was opened in 1908. First local documentary was made in 1908 with the production of a newsreel about Swedish King Gustav V’s visit to Tallinn. 1912—1918 The first Estonian documentary was created by Johannes Pääsuke in 1912 that was followed by a short film ''Karujaht Pärnumaal'' (Bear Hunt in Pärnumaa) in 1914. The first movie studio in Estonia, ''Estonia Film Tartus'' (The Tartu Studio of Estonia Film), was established by Johannes Pääsuke (1892–1918). Pääsuke produced documentaries, short films and pictures of Estonian nature for the Estonian National Museum. '' Karujaht Pärnumaal'' (Bear-Hunt in Pärnu County, 1914) was the first fictional short film made in Estonia. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinnfilm
Tallinnfilm is the oldest surviving film studio in Estonia. It was founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, and was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (1940–1941) ''Eesti Kultuurfilm'' was taken over by the Communist Party and renamed ''Kinokroonika Eesti Stuudio'' (the Estonian Newsreel Studio). In 1942 during the German occupation the studio was renamed ''Kinokroonika Tallinna Stuudio'' (the Tallinn Newsreel Studio) and then renamed again as ''Tallinna Kinostuudio'' (the Tallinn Film Studio) in 1947 by the Soviets. The Tallinn Film Studio was renamed ''Kunstiliste ja Kroonikafilmide Tallinna Kinostuudio'' (Tallinn Feature and Newsreel Film Studio) in 1954 and in 1963 was renamed again Tallinnfilm. During the Soviet era, the studio was the only major movie production house in Estonia, responsible for almost all feature-length movies of the time. (Most of the rest were produced by Eesti Televisioon.) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aare Laanemets
Aare Laanemets (6 February 1954 – 28 October 2000) was an Estonian actor and theatre director, who is possibly best recalled for his role as Joosep Toots in three film adaptations of novels penned by author Oskar Luts: ''Kevade'' (1969), '' Suvi'' (1976), and '' Sügis'' (1990). Laanemets' career began as a teenager and he worked steadily as an adult as a stage, film, and television actor until his death in 2000, aged 46. In 1984, he co-founded the Pärnu School Theatre, where he worked as an instructor and stage director. Early life and education Aare Laanemets was born in Tallinn to Johannes and Ilse Dagmar Laanemets (''née'' Heinluht). He had one sibling. He attended primary and secondary schools in Tallinn, graduating from the Tallinn Sports Boarding School (now, the Audentes Sports Gymnasium) in the Kristiine administrative district of the city in 1972. Afterwards, he enrolled in the Performing Arts Department of Tallinn State Conservatory (now, the Estonian Academy of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joosep Toots
Oskar Luts ( – 23 March 1953) was an Estonian writer and playwright. Biography Oskar Luts was born into a middle-class family in Järvepera, central Estonia, at that time in the governorate of Livonia ( Russian Empire). His younger brother was the film director and cinematographer Theodor Luts. He attended Änkküla village school in 1894. He went to Palamuse Parish parish school in Jõgeva County, attending from 1895–1899. From 1899–1902 he studied at the Tartu Reaalkool. In 1903 Luts started working as an apothecary apprentice in Tartu and Narva. After passing the apothecary apprentice exams, he went to work in Tallinn (1903). During his military service in Saint Petersburg (1909–1911) he also worked in the apothecary field. He continued this work in Dorpat while studying pharmacy at university. When World War I started, Oskar Luts was conscripted into the Russian army. He worked as a military pharmacist in Pskov, Warsaw, Daugavpils, Vilnius and in Vitebsk (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margus Lepa
Margus Lepa (born 7 October 1953) is an Estonian radio journalist and former actor. Early life and education He was born in Pelgulinn, a subdistrict of Tallinn, Estonia to baritone Harry Vilpat and actress Astrid Lepa. Career Film acting Between 1970 and 2020, Lepa portrayed the character of Georg Aadniel Kiir in the films '' Kevade'' (Spring) (1970), ''Suvi'' (Summer) (1976) ''Sügis'' (Autumn) (1991), and ''Talve'' (Winter) (2020), all directed by Arvo Kruusement, apart from ''Talve'', and based on a series of novels by Oskar Luts. Filmography Radio acting For many years, he performed, together with Raimo Aas, in '' Meelejahutaja''., a Sunday morning radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmit ... programme. References External links * 1953 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arvo Kruusement
Arvo Kruusement (born 20 April 1928) is an Estonian actor, theatre and film director who has made some of Estonia's classic novels into films; ''Spring'' (1969), ''Summer'' (1976), and ''Fall'' (1990) The movie ''Spring'' has been noted as the best Estonian feature film in the Top Ten Poll held by Estonian film critics and journalists in 2002. In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia (Total population 1.34 million) and in 1971 8,100,000 tickets in Soviet Union. Arvo Kruusement attended GITIS in Moscow, Russia from where he graduated in 1953. in 1953-1961 he worked as an actor at the Estonian Drama Theatre in Tallinn. In 1962-1964 Arvo Kruusement was the director of the Endla Theatre in Pärnu, Estonia, and film director for Tallinnfilm Tallinnfilm is the oldest surviving film studio in Estonia. It was founded as Estonian Culture Film in 1931, and was nationalized in 1940 after Estonia was forced into the Soviet Union. During the first year of Soviet Occupation (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
