The life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter of the 1930s and the 1940s, the political changes of his land and his life after war when his songs were considered not suitable for the ...
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Title: Need vanad armastuskirjad (1992)
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Rain Simmul | ... | Raimond Valgre |
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Liis Tappo | ... | Alice |
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Ülle Kaljuste | ... | Emma |
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Marika Korolev | ... | Eva |
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Kärt Tomingas | ... | Lily |
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Ly Tedre | ... | Mother |
| Marina Levtova | ... | Niina | |
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Jaan Rekkor | ... | Muna |
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Tõnu Kilgas | ... | Leo |
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Andres Lepik | ... | Ants |
| Vladimir Laptev | ... | Captain | |
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Sulev Teppart | ... | Nauding |
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Guido Kangur | ... | Kaarel |
The life of Raimond Valgre, an Estonian songwriter of the 1930s and the 1940s, the political changes of his land and his life after war when his songs were considered not suitable for the Soviet way of life. Written by Andres Valdre <andres@cc.hut.fi>
You could very well compare Raimond Valgre, who was a famous Estonian songwriter during the 30s and 40s, to the American songwriter, Cole Porter. While one wrote popular songs (Valgre) and the other wrote both popular songs and musicals (Porter), they were both alive during the same time and probably had some of the same experiences.
I don't understand Estonian, but it is easy to see that this film is a love story (Just like De-Lovely was; except Valgre liked women and Porter liked both men and women). It is also easy to tell the time period, especially due to the clothes and the music.
The movie is quite good, but it does have its weird parts, especially during a couple of scenes regarding sex.
I would recommend this DVD to anyone, especially those who like jazz and love foreign movies and don't care whether they understand what's being said or not.