Archive of films Woman from Kihnu / Kihnu naine
Estonia
1974, 49 min
Section:
Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
Year: 2018
Kihnu is a small island in the Gulf of Riga. Soosaar looks at the islanders from the point of view of an explorer, just like his filmmaking hero Robert Flaherty once did. Their traditional lifestyle unfolds in front of his camera: customary songs and rituals, and heartfelt images of people’s daily lives.
Synopsis
Kihnu is one of Estonia’s islands, a small piece of land in the Gulf of Riga close to the town of Pärnu. Soosaar looks at the islanders from the point of view of an explorer, just like his filmmaking hero Robert Flaherty once did. Their traditional lifestyle unfolds in front of his camera: customary songs and rituals, and heartfelt images of people’s daily lives. The film takes an anthropological approach to filmmaking, characteristic of a style Soosaar would master in his later pictures.
Zane Balčus
About the director
Mark Soosaar (b. 1946). Selected filmography: Golden Coach (Kuldtõld, 1971), Woman from Kihnu (Kihnu naine, 1973), Christmas in Vigala (Jõulud Vigalas, 1980), Mr. Vene’s World (Härra Vene maailm, 1981), Man of Kihnu (Kihnu mees, 1986), Miss Saaremaa (1989), Father, Son and Holy Torum (Isa, poeg ja püha Toorum, 1997), Anu Raud: Patterns of an Artist’s Life (Anu Raud – elumustrid, 2002)
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
Color, DCP
Section: | Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary |
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Director: | Mark Soosaar |
Screenplay: | Mark Soosaar |
Dir. of Photography: | Mark Soosaar |
Music: | Veljo Tormis |
Editor: | Anne Valing, Veera Liiv |
Producer: | Aneliis Simm |
Production: | Eesti Telefilm |
Sales: | Estonian Film Institute |
Guests
Eda Koppel
Film Institution Rep.
Mark Soosaar
Film Director