Autumn Ball (2007)
"Sügisball" (original title)

A film about the loneliness, despair and hope of six people who all live in a bleak Soviet-era apartment complex in Tallinn, Estonia.

Director:

Veiko Õunpuu

Writers:

Mati Unt (novel), Veiko Õunpuu (screenplay)

Stars:

Rain Tolk, Taavi Eelmaa, Juhan Ulfsak

13 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rain Tolk	...	Mati
Taavi Eelmaa	...	Shveitser Theo
Juhan Ulfsak	...	Arhitekt Maurer
Sulevi Peltola	...	Meestejuuksur Augusti Kaski
Tiina Tauraite	...	Arhitekt Maureri naine Ulvi
Maarja Jakobson	...	Laura
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allan Hmelnitski	...	Laulja restoranis
Janek Joost	...	Theo ülemus
Karl Kermes	...	Jaan
Ülo Krigul	...	Klahvipillimängija restoranis
Kaupo Käsik	...	Theo töökaaslane
Armin Kõomägi	...	Restoranikülastaja
Paul Laasik	...	Telekaparandaja
Erki Laur	...	Maureri sõber
Mari Lill	...	Poemüüja I

Storyline

A young writer called Mati is stalking his ex-wife, while also trying to make unsuccessful passes at other women. Augusti is a barber living a dreary bachelor life who forms a bond with little girl, but his approaches are misconstrued as pedophilia. Laura, a single mom, tears up over sappy soap operas, but refuses real-life advances from clueless men, because her ability to trust has been ruined by her violent drunk of an ex-husband. Maurer, the architect, worries about the wellbeing of humanity, but ignores his own wife Ulvi, who in turn looks for solace in the arms of a coatroom attendant named Theo. Women have always liked Theo, but due to his low social status, they don't take him seriously. All of these people might inhabit identical tower blocks, but they couldn't feel more alienated from each other if they tried.

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Plot Keywords:

tallinn estonia | estonia | 1980s | sex scene | male nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site [ee]

Country:

Estonia

Language:

Estonian

Release Date:

13 September 2007 (Estonia)

Also Known As:

Autumn Ball

Company Credits

Production Co:

Homeless Bob Production, Kuukulgur Film, Tugev Tuul Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Love Streams (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Moya"
(uncredited)
Written and Performed by Godspeed You Black Emperor!

User Reviews

Real achievement by Estonian director!

My absolutely favorite Estonian film today and ever! It's about happiness and love (characters live life without love, very depressing and empty life). "Sügisball" is based on beautiful book by Mati Unt. Director said this film is for people with gentle soul and weak liver. Characters in this film are so real, they give foreign viewer very good idea about Estonia in post-Soviet timing. Beautiful music score, 10 star cinematography, final results strong and sophisticated. Best of all characters is probably architect Maurer (and not because I like him!) But all others are also deep and well-designed. May be director can be called Estonian Altman? I think so.