''The Temptation of St. Tony'' () is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by
Veiko Õunpuu
Veiko Õunpuu (born 16 March 1972, in Saaremaa) is an Estonian film director and screenwriter who is best known for his artistic movies ''Autumn Ball'' (''Sügisball'', 2007) and '' The Temptation of St. Tony'' (''Püha Tõnu kiusamine'', 2009). à ...
, starring
Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a
black comedy
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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 as Tõnu
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Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda
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Tiina Tauraite as Tõnu's wife
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Sten Ljunggren
Sten Ivar Ljunggren (born 16 October 1938) is a Swedish character actor. He played Henrik in the long-running Swedish drama TV series '' Svenska hjärtan'', which aired between 1987 and 1998. Other notable roles includes criminal inspector Len ...
as Herr Meister
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Denis Lavant as Count Dionysos Korzybski
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Hendrik Toompere Jr. 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
Rain Tolk (born 9 June 1977 in Tallinn) is an Estonian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Since 2002 he has been the director, screenwriter and producer in the company Kuukulgur Film.
Selected film roles and directed films
* 2006 ''Tühiran ...
as Kleine Willy
* Liis Lepik as Tõnu's child
* Valeri Fjodorov as Nadezhda's father
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Evald Aavik 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
The 23rd European Film Awards were presented on 4 December, 2010, in Tallinn, Estonia.
Winners and nominees
The nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards were announced on 6 November at the Seville European Film Festival.
Best Film
Best ...
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
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at the
83rd Academy Awards
The 83rd Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2010 in the United States and took place on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, be ...
,
but it didn't make the final shortlist.
See also
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List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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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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