''Siin me oleme!'' (

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; ) is a 1979

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movie written and directed by

Sulev Nõmmik Sulev Nõmmik (11 January 1931, in Tallinn – 28 July 1992, in Kuressaare) was an Estonian theatre and movie director, actor, humorist and comedian. He's mostly associated with the comical character of Kärna Ärni and the related fictional villag ...

. The script was compiled on

Juhan Smuul Juhan Smuul (18 February 1922 – 13 April 1971) was an Estonian writer. Until 1954 he used the given name Johannes Schmuul. Smuul was one of the most recognized writers in Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Estonia and was a member of th ...

's motifs from ''Suvitajad'' (

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for ''Summer tourists'').

Plot

On a beautiful summer day, a capricious Mrs. Kohviveski arrives at a

Muhu Muhu (also called Muhumaa in Estonian) is an island in the West Estonian archipelago of the Baltic Sea. With an area of , it is the third largest island belonging to Estonia, after Saaremaa and Hiiumaa. Together with neighbouring smaller i ...

farm with her husband John from

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, accompanied by the daring Punapea. The group has decided to spend their summer vacation in the beautiful nature, but the antics of the Kohviveski turn the everyday life of the peaceful farm upside down. The family is unable go along with her antics, but reluctantly accept Kohviveski's crazy behavior. Farmer Ärni goes to his friend Aadu to ask for advice on how to understand Kohviveski's spiritual life. Aadu seems to live in a small cabin and appears to be a down-to-earth mutt accompanied by deep life wisdom and attentiveness to people and situations. It is revealed that Punapea, who arrived with the group, has divorced and lived with heartache. She is then supported by the life wisdom and supportive words of his host Ärni. One evening, Mart and Timmu, sailors of a herring ship, come to visit Liina, the daughter of the family. In their song, however, they make fun of Kohviveski, who decides to sleep at the

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for the night. but then gets stuck in the hatch of the hayloft, leading to the villagers hitting her with a bread shovel, sending her flying straight into the soft hay. In the morning, however, Kohviveski cheekily announces that she refuses to get down from the hayloft. The family and the villagers are discussing the matter when Timmu arrives and throws an eel into the hayloft, which Kohviveski thinks is a snake, causing her to jump down next to the animals in the barn. Punapea doesn't like Kohviveski's behavior towards the family and gives her a bunch of

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. In the ensuing fight, Kohviveski accidentally hits Ärni's lip with a shoe heel and gets into a fight with Punapea, grabbing her red wig, revealing that the woman is actually a brunette with a male-like haircut. Meanwhile, Liina and Timmu fall in love and decide to get married. Punapea leaves on vacation, with the suggestion of the host Ärni - to remarry and return to Muhu to see them - in her heart. Kohviveski and John leave the farm but while they're on the road, the car suddenly stops. While John is inspecting the damages, a Volga car stops next to them from which Aadu, whom John had thought was crazy, gives him a business card which shocks John as it turns out that "Aadu" is actually a respected psychiatrist named Aadu Kadakas.

Influence

Together with '' Viimne reliikvia'', ''

Noor pensionär ''A Young Retiree'' () is a 1972 Estonian comedy film directed by Sulev Nõmmik and written by himself and Enn Vetemaa. Together with ''Viimne reliikvia'', ''Siin me oleme!'' and ''Mehed ei nuta'', ''Noor pensionär'' is one of the most influenti ...

'' and ''

Mehed ei nuta ''Mehed ei nuta'' (Estonian for ''Men Don't Cry'') is a 1969 Estonian television comedy movie directed by Sulev Nõmmik and written by himself and Enn Vetemaa. A group of people suffering from sleeplessness are, under the guise of a resort, mo ...

'', ''Siin me oleme!'' is one of the most memorable

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n movies from the Soviet era. Even decades later, Smuul's

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s popularised by the movie, such as 'We're from Tallinn, we'll pay!' () are widely recognised and recycled by

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Cast

Lia Laats Lia Laats (2 February 1926 – 24 April 2004) was an Estonian stage and film actress whose career spanned over forty years. Early life Lia Laats was born in Tallinn to Karl René Laats and Helmi Karin Laats (''née'' Tähe), who both worked as d ...

as Kohviveski * Ervin Abel as John *Renate Karter as Lõke * Karl Kalkun as Ärni * Eva Meil as Ärni's wife * Kadri Jäätma as Liina *

as Aadu *

Väino Puura Väino Puura (born 30 January 1951) is an Estonian opera and operetta singer (baritone). In 1978, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory. From 1976 to 2011, he was soloist for Estonian National Opera. Besides opera roles, he has also par ...

as Mart * Lauri Nebel as Timmu

References

External links

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