Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 2009
The Temptation of St. Tony
Buy The Temptation of St. Tony now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'The Temptation of St. Tony' is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko unpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality.(2008-10-23) "[http://www.efsa.ee/index.php?article_id=514&page=13&action=article Shooting begins on Veiko unpuus feature The temptation of St. Tony]." Estonian Film Foundation. Retrieved on 2009-10-05. The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.Pham, Annika (2009-04-27). "[http://cineuropa.mobi/interview.aspx?lang=en&documentID=108190 Interview with Katrin Kissa]." Cineuropa. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.Ruus, Jaan (2009-09-16). "[http://paber.ekspress.ee/viewdoc/F00F87611DEACEFBC225764D003E1BB3 unpuu rnk heitlus elu ja kunsti nime]." Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved on 2010-09-14.
Cast
* Taavi Eelmaa as Tnu
* Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda
* Tiina Tauraite as Tnu's wife
* Sten Ljunggren as Herr Meister
* Denis Lavant as Count Dionysos Korzybski
* Hendrik Toompere Jr. as Toivo
* Katariina Lauk as Toivo's wife
* Harry Krvits as Director
* Taavi Teplenkov as Urbo
* Marika Barabanstsikova as Urbo's wife
* Rain Tolk as Kleine Willy
* Liis Lepik as Tnu's child
* Valeri Fjodorov as Nadezhda's father
* Evald Aavik as Priest
* Andres Puustusmaa as Fence builder
Awards and nominations
Markku Ptil and Jaagup Roomet were nominated for Best Production Designers at the European Film Awards 2010 for their work on the film. 'The Temptation of St. Tony' was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards, but it didn't make the final shortlist.
See also
* List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* The Temptation of St. Anthony
* The temptation of St. Anthony in visual arts
References
Buy The Temptation of St. Tony now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 2009