''The Temptation of St. Tony'' ( et, Püha Tõnu kiusamine) is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by
Veiko Õunpuu, starring
Taavi Eelmaa
Taavi Eelmaa (born 15 June 1971) is an Estonian stage and film actor. Biography Career
Born and raised in Tallinn, he is the son of actor Aleksander Eelmaa and Reet Eelmaa. Taavi Eelmaa began studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, ...
. The plot has been described as a
black comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discu ...
and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality. The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.
Cast
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Taavi Eelmaa
Taavi Eelmaa (born 15 June 1971) is an Estonian stage and film actor. Biography Career
Born and raised in Tallinn, he is the son of actor Aleksander Eelmaa and Reet Eelmaa. Taavi Eelmaa began studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, ...
as Tõnu
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Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda
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Tiina Tauraite
Tiina Tauraite (born on 2 June 1976 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actress.
In 1998 she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since then, she has worked as a theatre actress at Von Krahl Theatre. Besides theatre roles she has app ...
as Tõnu's wife
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Sten Ljunggren as Herr Meister
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Denis Lavant
Denis Lavant (born 17 June 1961) is a French actor. He is known for his distinctive face and the physically demanding aspects of the roles he plays, which often involve slapstick, acrobatics or dance, as well as for his long-standing association w ...
as Count Dionysos Korzybski
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Hendrik Toompere Jr.
Hendrik Toompere Jr. (born 5 June 1965) is an Estonian actor and director.
Toompere was born in Tallinn to actor and director Hendrik Toompere Sr. and actress Maie Toompere (''née'' Kruusenberg). His sister is actress Harriet Toompere and his so ...
as Toivo
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Katariina Lauk as Toivo's wife
* Harry Kõrvits as Director
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Taavi Teplenkov
Taavi Teplenkov (born 2 May 1975 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor.
Since 1998 he works at Estonian Drama Theatre. Besides theatrical roles he has also played on several films and television series.
Roles
Selected film roles
* ''Must veri'' (200 ...
as Urbo
* Marika Barabanstsikova as Urbo's wife
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Rain Tolk as Kleine Willy
* Liis Lepik as Tõnu's child
* Valeri Fjodorov as Nadezhda's father
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Evald Aavik
Evald Aavik (born on 24 January 1941 in Kuressaare) is an Estonian actor.
In 1965 he graduated from Vanemuine Theatre's stage art studio (diploma nr 1). 1966–1988 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, 1986–1989 in Ugala Theatre and 1989–1993 in Es ...
as Priest
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Andres Puustusmaa as Fence builder
Awards and nominations
Markku Pätilä 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
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The Temptation of St. Anthony
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The temptation of St. Anthony in visual arts
References
External links
Official website*
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2009 films
Estonian comedy films
Estonian-language films
2009 black comedy films
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