Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary 2018 / Pikk tänav / Estonia 1966
Pikk Street is one of the most important thoroughfares of Tallinn’s Old Town. The picture playfully combines hidden camera footage with more observational images, employing shots from unusual angles; these are accompanied by specific sounds and interesting musical themes. The result is a true cinematic adventure.
Pikk Street, on which some of the city’s architectural landmarks stand, is one of the most important streets of Tallinn’s Old Town. It captured the imagination of filmmaker Lennart Meri, who initially came up with the idea behind this work. The picture playfully combines hidden camera footage with more observational images, employing shots from various unusual angles; these are accompanied by specific sounds and interesting musical themes. The result is a true cinematic adventure.
Zane Balčus
10 min / Black & white, DCP
Director Hans Roosipuu
/ Screenplay Lennart Meri
/ Dir. of Photography Hans Roosipuu
/ Music Kuldar Sink
/ Production Tallinnfilm
/ Sales Estonian Film Institute
Hans Roosipuu (1931–2017). Selected filmography: Pikk Street (Pikk tänav, 1966), Transmission 56:13 (Ülekanne 56:13, 1969), Decathlon (Kümnevõistlejad, 1971), Searching for the Dunes (Otsin luiteid, 1972), Average Season (Tavaline hooaeg, 1973), Enn Sellik 1977 (1977), From Snow to Snow (Lumest lumeni, 1984)
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