Out of the Past 2023 / Varastatud kohtumine / Estonia 1988
Valentina has just been released from prison somewhere in Soviet Russia. She embarks on a journey back to her native Estonia in order to seek out her eight-year-old son, whom she gave up several years before. A tenacious woman whose life has been defined by a lack of family support, she is determined to give her son a better life than the one she has lived so far. But is her presence truly the best thing for the young boy? Leida Laius, one of Estonia’s most distinctive directors and a filmmaker with a unique cinematic voice, brought numerous strong female figures to the screen, and A Stolen Meeting is no exception. The film has been newly restored on the occasion of what would have been her 100th birthday.
Lenka Tyrpáková
102 min / Color, DCP
Director Leida Laius
/ Screenplay Maria Zverjeva
/ Dir. of Photography Jüri Sillart
/ Music Lepo Sumera
/ Sound Jaak Elling
/ Editor Kersti Miilen
/ Art Director Toomas Hõrak
/ Producer Piret Tibbo
/ Production Tallinnfilm
/ Cast Maria Klenskaja, Andreas Kangur, Kaie Mihkelson, Lembit Peterson, Terje Pennie, Sulev Luik, Hilja Varem, Ita Ever
/ Sales Estonian Film Institute
Leida Laius (1923, Horoshevo – 1996, Tallinn). Selected filmography: The Milkman of Mäeküla (Mäeküla piimamees, 1965), Werewolf (Libahunt, 1968), Ukuaru (Rodnik v lesu, 1973), The Master of Kõrboja (Kõrboja peremees, 1979), Smile at Last (Igry dlja dětěj školnogo vozrasta, 1985), A Stolen Meeting (Varastatud kohtumine, 1988).
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Script Editor
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Producer
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