Spring (1969 film)

Spring (Estonian: Kevade) is a 1969 Estonian film directed by Arvo Kruusement[1] and is a film adaptation of Oskar Luts' popular novel of the same name.[2] The movie placed first place in the Estonian feature films top ten poll held in 2002 by Estonian film critics and journalists.[3] In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia, then nearly half of the country's total population of 1.36 million[4] and 8,100,000 in the Soviet Union in 1971.[5] The film was re-released in Estonia on 13 April 2006.

For the 2014 horror film, see Spring (2014 film).
Kevade
Directed byArvo Kruusement
Produced byTallinnfilm
Screenplay byKaljo Kiisk
Voldemar Panso
Based onKevade
by Oskar Luts
Music byVeljo Tormis
CinematographyHarry Rehe
Edited byLudmilla Rozenthal
Production
company
Release date
  • January 5, 1970 (1970-01-05)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryEstonian SSR
Soviet Union
LanguageEstonian

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 Jaan Imelik
  • Kalle Eomois as Kuslap
  • Raul Haaristo as Vipper
  • Heiki Koort as Peterson
  • Heido Selmet as Visak
  • Endel Ani as Sacristan aka Julk-Jüri
  • Tõnu Alveus as Lesta
  • Ita Ever as Arno's mother
  • Silvia Laidla as Köögi-Liisa
  • Ervin Abel as Papa Kiir

References
  1. International Film Guide 1981 - Page 371
  2. Eastern Europe By Tom Masters ISBN 978-1-74104-476-8
  3. tallinnfilm.ee Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. 1970 census
  5. Kevade business @IMDB


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.