Tõnis Kask
Directing
Biography
Tõnis Kask (December 2, 1929 – August 27, 2016) was an Estonian film and television director and screenwriter. Tõnis Kask was born in Tarvastu Parish, Viljandi County on 2 December 1929. In 1953 he graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts' (GITIS) Estonian studio. From 1961 he was the principal director and artistic leader of Tallinn Television Studio (part of Estonian Television). From 1982 to 1984, he worked at Estonian Television, and between 1984 and 1987, he was a director at Tallinnfilm. From 1987 to 1992, he was the chief editor at Eesti Telefilm.
Known For
An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through the lens of old friends and colleagues.
Grisha
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Pimedad aknad
Toomas Simmo is a simple worker who has seen a lot of injustice and carelessness in his life. Yet he has not become bitter or lost the ability to understand and encourage other people who are struggling with their problems. When he lies in the hospital with an amputated leg, her daughter presents him with the most difficult choice of his life.
Old Man Wants to Go Home
The attempted coup of Estonia on Dec. 1, 1924, conducted by Comintern, staged by the Soviet Communists, failed and resulted in many lost lives on both sides. The Communists were forced underground.
Ask the Dead About the Price of Death
John Griffin, made up as black, learns what the life of a black-skinned man in the USA is like.
Black Like Me
A teenage boy named Vahur, who is from a seemingly upstanding family, becomes an accomplice to the vicious assault on an elderly man. Through a look into the boy's childhood and family, this film raises the question of how to become and remain a decent human being in the schizophrenic Soviet society where everyone was equal, but some were more equal than others.
Flamingo: The Bird of Luck
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
A television film based on the short stories of the American writer O. Henry.
Two Couples and Loneliness
Mermaids and humans have crossed paths throughout millennias.Their generally peaceful coexistence is described in naiadological literature, as well as in the folklore of many nations. Our mermaid people are poetic and mysterious - we meet these gentle and femininely charming creatures in nature and in the everyday life around us. The film follows the principles of scientific lyricism, and takes the viewer through the history of naiadology and introduces the main types of mermaids. The mermaids were captured in beautiful places in Estonian waters.