Enn Lillemets
Acting
Biography
Ernst "Enn" Lillemets (born May 1, 1958) is an Estonian poet, actor, director and cultural historian. He graduated in 1976 in the Vello Saage literature class of Tartu 8th Middle School, in 1983 he graduated from Tartu State University majoring in Estonian philology, and in 1989 he graduated from the Vanemuine drama studio of the Estonian Theater League under Jaan Tooming and Ülo Vilimaa, and in 1991 he completed his studies at the University of Copenhagen, majoring in Förja (Faroese) culture. Lillemets has worked in the years 1980–1982 and 1988–1992 at the Estonian Literary Museum and in 1989–2000 as an actor and director in the Tartu Children's Theater, later working as a freelancer.
Known For
Based on a true story in the turbulent Estonian 90s. Personal dramas will unfold using the historic events as a backdrop, with the characters constantly re-evaluating the currency rates and their personal values.
The Bank
Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and an unlikely detective, solves gruesome murder cases in Estonia, the Wild West of the crumbling Russian Empire in the 1890s. Investigations take him to miserable dwellings of the local Estonian peasants, luxurious castles of German nobility that have sworn allegiance to the Czar, and to the depths of ancient forests where witchcraft is still practiced. Juhan is fighting crime and his own inner demons. He is considered mad and pronounced crazy. But by standing for justice and truth, at the end of the day, he is the sanest of them all.
The Shadow
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
November
Estonia, 1872. The uncompromising new owner of Robber's Rise must battle with hard work, his spiteful neighbor and with his own family and beliefs to transform the poor land into a flourishing farm of his dreams.
Truth and Justice
In the final weeks of the existence of the Soviet empire, a number of unusual films were released. In this wry Estonian comedy, a woman with an unusual talent for mimicry which eventually earns her a career on the radio between WWII and the Russian resettlement of that country (with a corresponding deportation of millions of Estonians to Siberia). In an absurd fashion, her self-generate sound effects help her get out of all sorts of scrapes with the authorities. When those fail, her incredible nonchalance succeeds. By the end of the film, it becomes clear that she has bestowed her inimitable imitative gift on her newborn son, as well.
A Man Who Never Was
Enn Lillemets' film about his close friend and spiritual teacher Betti Alver. Through personal memories and Betti’s creative masterpieces, Lillemets sheds light on one of Estonian poetry’s brightest and most engaging personalities.
Betti Alver
A documentary portrait about a linguist and scientist Villem Ernits, made in occasion of his 130th anniversary.