Archive of films Peasants / Talupojad
Estonia
1968, 18 min
Section:
Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
Year: 2018
This recently restored documentary bears witness to both the Soviet production system and censorship. The view of life on a collective farm depicted here seemed too bleak for the officials involved, and the film was not screened for two decades. What we see is an honest observation of country life presented in a wonderful visual form.
Synopsis
This recently restored film bears witness to both the Soviet production system and censorship. The view of life on a collective farm that Tambek portrayed seemed too bleak to the officials involved, and the film was not screened until the end of the 1980s. The current version of Peasants begins with a declaration from that time stating that the film failed to support the system, which led to it being shelved. What we see is an honest observation of various aspects of country life presented in a wonderful visual form.
Zane Balčus
About the director
Ülo Tambek (1922–1979). Selected filmography: Memento (1966), Eduard Viiralt (1968), Peasants (Talupojad, 1969), First Five-Pointed Stars (Esimesed viisnurgad, 1970), El Dorado (Eldoraado, 1971), Oil Shale Miners (Kivihännad, 1974), Passion (Passioon, 1978)
Contacts
Estonian Film Institute
Uus 3, 10111, Tallinn
Estonia
Tel: +372 627 6060
Fax: +372 627 6061
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.filmi.ee
About the film
Black & white, DCP
Section: | Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary |
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Director: | Ülo Tambek |
Screenplay: | Hando Runnel |
Dir. of Photography: | Toomas Kirdelaht |
Editor: | Eevi Säde |
Producer: | Jaak Jürida |
Production: | Tallinnfilm |
Sales: | Estonian Film Institute |
Guests
Eda Koppel
Film Institution Rep.