Movies: Leida Laius
- 1985
Games for Teenagers (1985)
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A sensitive girl struggles with first love and bullying in a 1980's Soviet orphanage....
- 1965
The Milkman of Mäeküla (1965)
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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?...
- 1974
Spring in the Forest (1974)
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Based on the novel “Ukuaru” by Veera Saar, a story about Minna, a young woman who has to make choices in the name of her true love, home, and the continuation of life....
- 1989
Stolen Meeting (1989)
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A mother released from a prison camp in Russia finds her son, but realises that reconciliation is impossible....
- 1973
Landing (1973)
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Reet loves her long-distance coxswain husband Rein, but the long separations have tortured her. It seems to her that the man cares more about his work than about her. Rein really loves his work, but his wife just as passionately. He does not understa...
- 1979
The Master of Kõrboja (1979)
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Anna, the daughter of an elderly owner of Kõrboja farm, is told by her father that if she won't move in their home farm then it will be sold to strangers. But the farm needs also a master, and Anna has been living in town for years. She comes back ho...
- 1961
Meeting by Chance (1961)
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Rein is a successful singer but he and his group have a reason to worry – because of their worn-out repertoire their popularity is in danger. Philharmonic is already searching for new talents. When Rein hears a wonderful soprano voice from the concer...
- 1959
Uninvited Guests (1959)
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Four Estonians who have escaped to Sweden during the war return to Soviet Estonia in the 1950s. The four saboteurs work for the Western Secret Service. Difficulties arise when they cross the border with an injured companion - the three have to decide...
- 1969
Werewolf (1969)
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There are three children growing at Tammaru farm - one boy, Margus; and two orphan girls, Mari and Tiina. Margus' parents want him to marry Mari instead of Tiina as she is more their kind. Hotblooded Tiina is completely different from them and her mo...
- 1976
A Human is Born... (1976)
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Coming into this world is an important event in a person's life, perhaps the most important. The film purely and sincerely captures the moments of birth. In the 1970s, it was rare for filmmakers to be able to film in a maternity hospital. Director Le...
- 1963
Hills Like White Elephants (1963)
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A man and a woman are trying to solve a problem that is crucial to their relationship, but their ideas and beliefs have a different vision....
- 1976
Childhood (1976)
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A thoughtful and sad film about toddlers who spend their days or even weeks away from their mother and home, whether in a day nursery or a day group. The camera observes the great sadness of the small citizens and their subconscious attempts to adapt...
- 1983
Kind Hometown Spirits (1983)
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As a result of the initiative of the youth programme of Estonian Television, a phenomenon known as "Hometown" was born in Estonia in October 1975. Tens, hundreds, even thousands of schoolboys and schoolgirls gathered in the Tallinn old town on Sunday...
- 1962
From Evening Till Morning (1962)
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During the German occupation of Estonia a young mother finds a Red Army soldier hiding in the hay in her barn....
- 1978
Tracks on Snow (1978)
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Ants Jõgi (1892-1983) is a dignified gentleman whose main profession in life has been acting. He also has a spirit of an artist and an artisan. The 85-year-old man is lonely and has to go to a retirement home. Director Leida Laius' documentary tells ...