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El Dorado

Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary 2018 / Eldoraado / Estonia 1971

Different eras and geographical locations have their own dreamscapes. Here, however, the mythical El Dorado is a mining site. Tambek does not simply document miners’ lives, but creates an image of a secluded universe far away from social norms, one that engenders a unified space between reality and dream.

El Dorado El Dorado

Synopsis

Different eras and geographical locations have their own dreamscapes, where opportunities and wealth await. Here, however, the mythical El Dorado is a mining site. The director presents the miners’ daily work routines and leisure-time choices, their impressions of a destined fortune and what it will bring. Tambek does not simply document their lives, but creates an image of a secluded universe far away from social reality. It’s a place filled with an array of human portraits, rich visual details, and various landscapes that form a unified space between reality and dream.

Zane Balčus

About the film

22 min / Black & white, DCP

Director Ülo Tambek / Screenplay Raimond Kaugver / Dir. of Photography Mati Kask / Music Kuldar Sink / Editor Marju Juhkum / Production Tallinnfilm / Sales Estonian Film Institute

About the director

Ülo Tambek

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)

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Estonian Film Institute
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Estonia
Phone: +372 627 6060
Fax: +372 627 6061
E-mail: [email protected]

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Eda Koppel
Film Institution Rep.

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