''Dangerous Curves'' ( et, Ohtlikud kurvid) is a 1962 Soviet film. It is a remake of the 1959 film ''Naughty Curves'' (also known as ''Mischievous Curves'') ( et, Vallatud kurvid). The plot revolves around two rival motorcyclists' love for one of the two twin sisters. The film was shot in Estonia in 1960–61, and released internationally in 1962.Ohtlikud kurvid (1961)
/ref> It was filmed in the

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-designed

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format. In 1999, Fifth Continent Australia Pty Ltd and Vision 146 SARL commissioned the restoration of two reels from the eleven-reel film. These have since been screened at the former New Neon Movies in

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, the

Cinerama Dome Pacific Theatres' Cinerama Dome is a movie theater located at 6360 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Designed to exhibit widescreen Cinerama films, it opened November 7, 1963. The original developer was William R. Forman, founder of Pac ...

in Hollywood, California, and most recently at the Bradford Widescreen Festival on 19 March 2008.Ohtlikud kurvid (1961)
/ref> Although plans to restore the remaining reels were abandoned in 2001 due to the project's estimated high cost, the complete three-planel camera negatives and sound elements were restored by Nikolay Mayorov to digital 2K for the Russian State Film Archive

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in 2010. This restoration was screened in

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

on 14 November 2015 at the CC Plaza Scape screen and later on

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, the Estonian national television channel, featuring interviews with the principal actors.

Cast

* Terje Luik as Marika / Ellen *

Rein Aren Rein Aren (25 December 1927 Tartu – 16 May 1990 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor. In 1951 he graduated from GITIS' Estonian studio. From 1946 until 1949, he was a choir singer and ballet dancer at Vanemuine theatre. From 1951 until 1972, and aga ...

as Raul *

Peeter Kard Peeter Kard (born Peeter Šmakov; 2 July 1940 in Tallinn – 4 April 2006 in Pärnu) was an Estonian actor and theatre director. In 1962 he graduated from Tallinnfilm's educational studio. Since 1963 he worked at Endla Theatre. Filmography * 19 ...

as Peeter * Eve Kivi as Evi *

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as Ants * Rudolf Nuude as Trainer * Jaanus Orgulas as Peeter

References

External links

* 1962 films 1960s Russian-language films 1960s sports comedy films Soviet sports comedy films 1962 comedy films Estonian comedy films Soviet-era Estonian films {{1960s-comedy-film-stub