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Spring (1969 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Spring' is a 1969 Estonian film directed by Arvo Kruusement[https://books.google.com/books?q=%22Spring+(+1969)+by+Arvo+Kruusement+%22&btnG=Search+Books International Film Guide 1981 - Page 371] and is a film adaptation of Oskar Luts' popular novel of the same name.[https://books.google.com/books?id=eiIpe99dL5MC&pg=PA318&dq=%22kevade%22&ei=BC68SJLYFpTyiwG3nYn0Bw&sig=ACfU3U1MVuGo_6uuKh6ZJks7YzOk1Y5QuA Eastern Europe By Tom Masters] The movie placed first place in the Estonian feature films top ten poll held in 2002 by Estonian film critics and journalists.[http://tallinnfilm.ee/index.php?page=67& tallinnfilm.ee] In 1970 the movie sold 558,000 tickets in Estonia, then nearly half of the country's total population of 1.36 million[http://www.stat.ee/26391 1970 census] and 8,100,000 in the Soviet Union in 1971.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064542/business Kevade business @IMDB] The film was re-released in Estonia on 13 April 2006.
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' ('Sgis') 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 Tnisson
*Leonhard Merzin as Teacher Laur
*Kaljo Kiisk as Kristjan Lible
*Rein Aedma as Jaan Imelik
*Kalle Eomois as Kuslap
*Raul Haaristo as Vipper
*Heikki Koort as Peterson
*Heido Selmet as Visak
*Endel Ani as Sacristan aka Julk-Jri
*Tnu Alveus as Lesta
*Ita Ever as Arno's mother
*Silvia Laidla as Kgi-Liisa
*Ervin Abel as Papa Kiir
References
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