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Tõnu Saar
Tõnu Saar (6 August 1944 – 12 July 2022) was an Estonian actor. In 1972, he graduated from the 's Performing Arts Department. From 1963 until 1968, he worked as a photographer. From 1972 until 1980, he worked at , and from 1980 until 1998, at . Besides theatre roles he appeared in a number of films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Academy Of Music And Theatre
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire. In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. In 1993 the school was renamed the “Estonian Academy of Music”. In 1995 the Drama Faculty was renamed the Higher Theatre School. Some prominent graduates of the Estonian Academy of Music include singers Aile Asszonyi, Heli Lääts, and Ain Anger, conductors Roman Matsov, Tõnu Kaljuste, Olari Elts, Eri Klas, and Kristiina Poska, composers Arvo Pärt, Lepo Sumera, Erkki-Sven Tüür and Ardo Ran Varres, director Andres Puustusmaa, and actors Tõnu Aav, Heino Mandri, Elmo Nüganen, Ain Lutsepp, Margus Oopkaup, Jan Uuspõld, Tõnu Tepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Youth Theatre
NUKU Theatre ( et, NUKU teater, formerly ''Estonian State Puppet Theatre and Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre'') is an Estonian theatre located in Tallinn. The institution focuses on puppetry. It is currently the only professional puppet and visual theatre in Estonia. The theatre was founded in 1952 by Ferdinand Veike Ferdinand Veike (13 November 1924, Saueaugu – 14 August 2015) was an Estonian puppeteer actor. In 1952 he founded Estonian State Puppet Theater (now, the NUKU Theatre) and was a principal actor with the theatre. In 2001 he was awarded with ... and has been directed by Joonas Tartu since 2013. The theatre building is also home to a puppetry museum. References External links *{{official website Theatres in Estonia Theatres in Tallinn Culture in Tallinn Puppet theaters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Drama Theatre
The Estonian Drama Theatre ( et, Eesti Draamateater) is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. It has the role of a national theatre for Estonia. The Estonia Theatre is located next door. History The building that houses the Estonian Drama Theatre was originally built for the German theatre of Tallinn and completed in 1910 to designs by Saint Petersburg architects Nikolai Vassilyev and Alexey Bubyr. The style is Art Nouveau or, more specifically, National Romantic.В. В. Кириллов. Архитектура "северного модерна". М.: УРСС, 2001. С. 95. An Estonian-language drama school was set up in Tallinn in 1920 by , and from this the Estonian Drama Theatre was formed in 1924. It was originally called the Drama Studio Theatre and rented the stage of the German theatre. In 1939 the theatre however purchased the building and has been housed there ever since. The theatre was renamed the Estonian Drama Theatre in 1937. During the Soviet occupation the theatre wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inquest Of Pilot Pirx
''Inquest of Pilot Pirx'' ( pl, Test pilota Pirxa, russian: Дознание пилота Пиркса, Doznaniye pilota Pirksa, et, Navigaator Pirx) is a joint Polish-Soviet 1979 film directed by . It is based on the short story "The Inquest" by Stanisław Lem from his 1968 short story collection ''Opowieści o pilocie Pirxie'' (''Tales of Pirx the Pilot''; the story was translated into English in the second part, ''More Tales of Pirx the Pilot'').Marek Piestrak: widzowie nie zawiedli interview by DAREK KUŹMA It was adapted for film by . It is a joint production by [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metskannikesed as Lauri
''Metskannikesed'' is a 1980 Estonian action film directed by Kaljo Kiisk. Awards, nominations, participations: * 1980: Soviet Estonia Film Festival (USSR), first prize to Tõnu Virve being the best film artist; first prize to Tõnu Kark, being the best male actor * 1980: All-Union Film Festival, best cinematographer: Jüri Sillart Plot Cast * Tõnu Kark as Rein * Rudolf Allabert as Andres * Aarne Üksküla as Juhan * Enn Klooren as Kristjan * Robert Gutman as Kalev * Arvo Kukumägi as Tõnu * Sulev Luik as Sander * Jüri Järvet as Apothecary Lipp * Tõnu Mikiver as Anti * Tõnu Saar Tõnu Saar (6 August 1944 – 12 July 2022) was an Estonian actor. In 1972, ... References External links * {{IMDb title, 0230457[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madude Oru Needus
''Curse of Snakes Valley'' ( pl, Klątwa doliny węży) is a 1988 Polish-Soviet adventure science fiction horror film directed by Marek Piestrak. The screenplay is loosely based on the Robert Stratton short story ''The Hobby of Dr. Traven'', which was published by the end of 1970s in the Polish magazine ''Przekrój''. The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Indochina jungles, looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin. ''Curse of Snakes Valley'' was a great box office success. About 1 milion viewers saw the film in Poland and as many as 25 milion in the Soviet Union. In 2022, New Orleans hip hop duo $uicideboy$ used clips of the film for the lyric video of their song "$uicideboy$ Were Better In 2015", off of their album Sing Me A Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation. Plot In 1954, during the First Indochina War, a helicopter is shot by partisans. It lands on the edge of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulivesi
''Firewater'' ( et, Tulivesi) is Hardi Volmer's history-based thriller released in 1994. ''Tulivesi'' is based on the historical situation in Estonia at the end of 1920s and sets a precedent of the struggle between the Estonian government and the spirit-smugglers. This film is dedicated to those who carry on the difficult and hopeless struggle against the narcotic business. Plot At the end of the 1920s the Finnish government proclaimed dry law which lasted 12 years. Estonian bootleggers living on the neighboring coast of the Gulf of Finland profited from prohibition which staggered Finnish economy. In the fishermen's fictional village called Ropsi accedes a new honest chief of the border guard station, lieutenant Aleksander Kattai (role cast by Jaan Tätte) who wants to "lay down the law and order". At the same time the most famous of the village's spirit-smugglers, Eerik Ekström ( Erik Ruus) drives over the Gulf of Finland with his queuely firewater-cargo. He has spirit cans in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1944 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in North Africa. ** Landing at Saidor: 13,000 US and Australian troops land on Papua New Guinea, in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat. * January 8 – WWII: Philippine Commonwealth troops enter the province of Ilocos Sur in northern Luzon and attack Japanese forces. * January 11 ** President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes a Second Bill of Rights for social and economic security, in his State of the Union address. ** The Nazi German administration expands Kraków-Płaszów concentration camp into the larger standalone ''Konzentrationslager Plaszow bei Krakau'' in occupied Poland. * January 12 – WWII: Winston Churchill and Charles de Gaulle begin a 2-day conference in Marrakech ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. *Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. *Madosini, 78, South African musician. *Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. *Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred racehorse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Male Stage Actors
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) *Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) *Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) * Erich Jacoby (1885 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Male Film Actors
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) *Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) *Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) * Erich Jacoby (1885 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonian Male Television Actors
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) *Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) *Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) * Erich Jacoby (1885 ... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
