Aksel Orav
Acting
Biography
Aksel Orav (February 19, 1929 Alasoo – October 28, 2003) was an Estonian actor. Aksel Orav graduated from Tartu 1st Middle School in 1947 and then studied agronomy at Tartu State University in 1947–1950. In 1953, he graduated from the Estonian studio of GITIS in Moscow as an actor. From 1953, he worked at the Drama Theater both as an actor and as a director. Orav translated books from Russian that were published in 1979-1991.
Known For
A medieval love story with lots of adventures. The times are troubled - there's a revolt of peasants going on. To secure its safety a monastery chases for a relics of a holy Brigitte. A nobleman promises to get it if he gets beautiful Agnes as a reward. But she fells in love with a handsome adventurer. The monastery has to act shrewd now and play double game.
The Last Relic
Reactionary and aggressive circles in the United States are trying to establish a dictatorship in the country, preparing to assassinate the president and introduce a state of emergency in the country. The conspiracy is led by the FBI director...
The R Document
A baron gives a poor peasant a well-paid job of a milkman but for reward he has to accept his beloved girl going to the mansion from time to time. Does the wealth outweigh the honor and conscience?
The Milkman of Mäeküla
It's 1940 - the first summer of the Soviet occupation on the Estonian island Saaremaa. Teenagers stepping in their lives have important decisions to make. Should they support the Soviet regime or join the resistance?
We Were Eighteen
Jaak is a young labourer always facing some kind of issues and it seems he always rides for a fall. At the construction work of a new thermal power station, Jaak meets young people from the Young Communist League who won't find faults with him and are ready to help him out.
The Sun and the Rain
After the war, young yachtsmen from the coastal town deal with daily work, training and competitions without knowing about the downside. Suddenly, mysterious events start to happen, testing the vigilance, ideological and moral beliefs of the local people.
Yachts at Sea
In a late 19th-century Estonian village, farmer Jaan struggles. He works for Andres but can't provide enough. Jaan falls for Andres' daughter, Anni, who helps. Desperate, Jaan turns to theft, gets caught, and is sent to Siberia with Anni.
To a Cold Land
Toomas Joller has been an actor for twenty years. Joller is popular and has been awarded the honorary title of People's Artist. But Joller's star is gradually fading. He becomes egoistic and self-centered, his performances remain superficial. An actor's internal combustion requires hot water, which Joller uses in abundance together with his friend, the comedy actor Ruts.
Actor Joller
Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to fishing engineer Riina, he receives two important presents – a new trawling net, which he hopes will help him sail past rival collectives, and a cigarette case with an anchor on it. The case reminds him of his soaring pre-war dreams, when he was in love with the daughter of the most powerful man in Tagaranna. But her hard-hearted father put paid to their wedding plans. Now the bookkeeper Lauer has moved into the old house with his sister Lidia, and Tõnis wants to get close to her, as close as he once was with his great love … The personal and professional misconduct of a functionary who risks foundering morals is at the centre of love triangle drama featuring a wealth of local colour and complex characters.
Underwater Reefs
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Satellite of the Planet Uranus
During the German occupation of Estonia a young mother finds a Red Army soldier hiding in the hay in her barn.
From Evening Till Morning
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