Gentle Tallinn - Tallinn lieve - 2002 - Alberto cima film maker

GENTLE TALLINN You can cut it into a round shape or not. It can be thick, thin, wet or dirty. Try it, touch it. You can cut it into any shape. I'm a worker, but my hands have now withered. I manage to get by. Do you like them? They're beautiful. Sorry but I think with Ruutel things will get better. Take care, all the best. I'm Estonian. What more can I say? Why are you filming so much? Send us the cassette, won't you so we can see ourselves again. That's all... No no no. What's your life like? Well, the life of a farmer. Main thing, I've got honey. The honey of summer and the one of fall. One is stronger, the other milder in taste. Then we also grow cucumbers. They could be bigger, but they've grown at the end of the season. It doesn't not matter, our main crop is honey. We carry on poorly. Sure, we could be more at European level. But it's impossible to do more. We should get the necessary machines, then it would be another matter... That's all. Slowly, slowly, breath out. Another time. We've got to do good, we've got to manage it. It's our chance to Know God. My name is Victoria, I'm 12 years old. I worship God since I was two. It's a miracle, a wonderful thing that the Lord Jesus brings to our lives today, in this moment, forever. Amen. It's every second Sunday of October. I see, I see. In church... Yes, yes. I mean, how can I explain... It's an invocation... Yes, yes. So that next year, Christ our Father will give us more. We must thank our Holy Father for this. In the end, services are similar in all religions. I'm on my way home from school In the evenings I go out somewhere. Every day. That's life. In the future I'll go to university if I can get in. To study information technology. That's my stop now! Yes, here at the Viru Hotel I do flower arranging to decorate the hotel. At the moment I'm setting out the flower vases. Now we'll put the flowers in and then we can start to make the Christmas decorations. What happens to them in warm seas? They live long. And what do they feed on? They eat organic matter. I really like living here and I also like the people who live here. God forgive me! You must not film! I attend the Accademy of Fine Arts, but I come from Saaremaa. It's me and my mother, and she's in Saaremaa now. She's a musician, she's involved in music. Bye! Hi. Are you Hannes' father? How do you do. I'm Kati. We've also brought some Italians who will keep you company. I wonder wheter I'll understand the maccaroni... They've come to visit you. We've been to the hospital too. It's not like Italy here! I've had two cows. On a great day, the great man arrived from Sweden. Red flowers crowned his head. He had a couple of trunks full of sweets and wondrous things. Touching the treasures of his journeys, soon a song flowed out of his mouth: I'm going to the toilet. "Back from Sweden I came," "where day and night I worked." "I earned my bread," "and with bread, my hope..." "If my work is successful," "hope will not be in vain..." I have forgotten the rest. Obviously these doctors wouldn't allow me to end up over there. And it seems to me there's no rush! Speak freely with them. But I always speak freely. We'll translate what you say. Maybe you have done something in Tallinn. You tighten the corset around the waist that way your back is straighter. It's got grey eyes and dark auburn hair. It has to be ready by the 30th of May. He won't allow anyone in this room. But it kindles intense emotions. I believe Estonians worship nature more than Christ. Maybe they are still pagans. They love the sea, the woods, fire, rocks. I myself feel love for the sea. I respect it, pray it. There are sometimes intense moments in life which touch you deep down in your soul. My wife left me. She ran off with someone else and out of this grievous desolation I started to paint to give voice to my soul and my sorrow. Maybe my paintings are sad but I keep painting. I'd like to paint 365 pictures a picture for every day from my kitchen's window. Peacock's feathers look good on it too. Yes, I'd better hammer in a nail to put up this photo. Here is perfect. I'll go and get a nail. I'll go if you want. Yes, and the hammer! Get small nails. This way, Maria! What happened in Estonia in 1940? The so-called socialist revolution of the Soviet Union. Here you can see Stalin and the Politburo of that time, 1941... and the heads of the Estonian communist party. We can see here what really happened. The war. The last Estonian Prime Minister, Kaarel Empalu, and the photos which portray him in jail. Our last mayor in Tallinn, Aleksander Tõnnison, who was major general of the reserve. He was killed in Tallinn in 1941. You can see in these photos how many were deported to Siberia. How's Kersti? I glimpsed her in the car, she seemed in really good shape. She usually has a thin, worn-out face. Since she put on weight, I must say that her face is much prettier. Yes, especially with boys. It's an interesting thing that... I can speak German too... I lived in Germany for 5 years. And with Italians, together... carote, patate. Goodbye. I am a child of this land, Estonia. I was born in the countryside in 1925. The war then brought me to Rome in 1945. And that's how I learnt Italian. Now I am a priest at the convent of the Brigidine Sisters, which is the convent where we're standing, right here, in the old church which was begun in 1400. My childhood was wonderful as the childhood of everyone, I believe. I spent it in the woods, in nature with the animals, a true delight. At 18, there was the occupation, I was the age in which you become a professional killer: they made me be a warrior. I was truly converted later, in Rome, thanks to the example of the Brigidines who sheltered Jews. In the last war we lost many thousands of men in two different armies, the Red Army and the German Army, neither of which fought for our freedom. And those who remained in the woods, the so-called brothers of the woods. And the deportees to Siberia. Half of the population had to endure repressive measures, both under the Germans and under the Russians. Now we have a science called "victimology," according to which we have a greater number of suicides for alcoholism and drug addiction till the year 2040 after all those tortures. This is the natural course of things: after torture, the consequences remain for 50 years. It is like a wound which can heal only with time. In my opinion, freedom enables us to make decisions and choices, to take responsibility. This problem of freedom is bound to my life, but it is difficult. I myself have always felt free. During the Soviet period, our condition was much more rigid, more compelling. Now that Estonia is free, I have obtained other liberties. My choices are softer, milder than in the past. Life offers these extreme trials. It is much easier to live as a slave than to be free. When I was still a little boy a voice echoed in my heart. When I grew older, the power of the voice in my heart grew too. Now that voice has nearly buried me. Under it, my heart has fallen to rubble. That voice is life and my very same soul. Life on this earth is too constricted. 1910 Lydia Koidula was buried here with extreme simplicity and in great poverty, which really demonstrates her greatness. It is her great wish to be and rest in this place of peace. Elsa Krave, in Germany... Do you know her then? Karl, he won't believe I'm your wife! Yes, both were friends of ours, we lived in the same house for many years. They were excellent neighbours, Karl was a very pleasant man, he loved children a lot, a great friend to my grandchildren, they all loved him. I can hear you. I'm in the library now. I wouldn't want to split hairs. I wouldn't want to be so forward with them. It's not necessary, music already speaks for them, a word or two, though we can put in ourselves too... May I help you? I'm Maria, I'm 17 years old, I live in Tallinn and I'll say something about me and literature. Now I'm reading Dostoevskij "Crime and Punishment." In our country, literature is a compulsory subject in school, as in Italy too, I believe. I have to read a book every week. Now we are studying Russian literature: Lermontov, Dostoevskij. Good boy! You make the cheese, then you put it in the cellar to mature. It's guaranteed, even the bank would accept it! Ah, this is cheese from Parma! It keeps for a long time... a really long time, as much as 30 years. He'd like to talk about the theatre. Don't talk to me about theatre. He doesn't enjoy going to the theatre. He says: "Why should I go?" "Nothing ever happens there. It's like" "watching a film by Fellini: I get sleepy." Whilst Maria and I like to go, yes. I like the Linnateater, the Drama... When I was young I used to go to the theatre. I also fell in love with the young actors... They were so handsome! I wanted to be as beautiful too! I didn't make it, so I did something else. I left Tallinn and went to Tartu to study law. But it had nothing to do with the theatre! ... journalist. He took down the number and the time. That guy phoned here through the prefect. If he asks you anything, tell him that I've already sorted it all out. Yes, he told me that it's all sorted. Good morning! This painting represents a sauna. An old man is cosily warm between two women. Once there were few men because of wars. They were beheaded. Those who saved their skin lived long. Old men were respected. Here is the text: "An old man finds warmth only in a sauna." The girls enjoyed whipping the survivors with leafy boughs and took care of them. Since there weren't many men, they had to be pampered and protected. This is why a man had many women and they often went to the sauna together. It was done openly, in broad daylight. Going to the sauna in Estonia and Finland is still important. I have nothing more to say, that's all. It comes from the word laid. This place is called Saalme. Salmean in Finnish means narrow. Salmi is a thin strip of land. This one here is our Saaremaa. These lands are part of it too. Waiting for lunch, Urie prepared the sail. All day long, Otte twisted the ropes together. During lunchtime, Ralli repaired the shrouds. After lunch, Ooli steered the helm. At twilight, Ropi hoisted the flag. At sunset, Ahti weighed anchor. During the night, the party sails the seas sleepy eyes, setting out for the land of dreams. Flee with them and *** a snook to everyone! Ma cosa dite brutte bestie... - You see to it... - I think two crates of beer are enough. You used to hide it under your shirt or into the pockets of the person you were in love with. The border guards have arranged a trip for the children. Here, Maria. - It's very interesting! - What? This room really looks like a guest room. Good morning! Really extraordinary! That is the church of Halliste, you see... Yes, the kids slammed the door there. I like the blue one... Over there the gray one is more beautiful! Come on in! We have guests... they come from Milan. You've been to Nuia? We've seen the tools. The drills weighed 20 kilos. - And who'll translate now? - You! If you had a lot of money, you could travel the world and film it! Sure, but listen... not only that. I'd like to have someone to take me out for rides! You can't if you have no money. It's true. Sure, you have to earn money. One day I'll be rich. And you'll do as they do. - You'll produces movies. - I'd like to! - Shall we go now? It's so cold... - It's so harsh these days. - Yes. We'll come over tomorrow. - Thanks for coming by. Bye bye! Did you put the dough on the bottom and the apples on top? After we'll put the sugar on the apples. Wait, I want to look at the first part. Math teacher. Look! English and Russian. Look, this is page 8. This is page 7. Ought I give it to the museum? No, don't give it to the museum! You should rather give it to Maria. Maria is international... Yes. One day Maria will find it and say: "How nice! Was it my grandparents'?" And leave it in this folder, which is so peculiar. You've also got the school timetable. It's shabby, I'm ashamed to give it to her. It's in the bedroom, down there... Where are you gonna put it? Every plait has a different clip. On one side a butterfly, or something else... Our family! These are nearly all lake fish. Which one is the hounting? Frankly, I really don't know. It is a very rare fish. - When did you fish these? - In spring. Now it's defrosted so it can be processed. Here we keep frozen fish. - At what temperature? - About 26 degrees below zero. Thank you. Subtitles: Marie Cray and Marina Spagnuolo �