Jaak Elling Movie Trailers

Friends, Comrades Trailer (1990)

16 November 1990

The boisterous good humor of Jurmala, the nickel-mine owner, is, if anything, only barely dented by the raging battles in Finland before, during and after World War Two.

Dear Mister Moon Trailer (1998)

23 January 1998

When two half-sisters, thirteen-year-old white-haired Sigrid and seven-year-old black-blooded Saara meet for the first time, it turns out that their common grandmother has been taken to a nursing home.

Puud olid... Trailer (1986)

10 November 1986

Typhus has killed the father, mother and older son of Palanumäe farm. Hind, younger son, realizes that he won't be able to manage the shabby farm alone.

Foreign Fields Trailer (2000)

23 March 2000

Jacob, a farm boy from Denmark, joins U.N. Brigade's peacekeeping force in Bosnia, where he witnesses refugees trying to escape their war-torn villages.

Hotel E Trailer (1992)

20 January 1992

A confrontation of two worlds-- Two rooms, one of which is full of light and colors, the other a monotonous gray.

The Lady in the Car Trailer (1992)

12 December 1992

A young secretary, Helen, must take his boss's car to the garage. On the way she stumbles into unexpected déja vu adventures.

Breakfast on the Grass Trailer (1987)

01 August 1987

Several episodes, each focusing on a different figure. Towards the end they all come together to replicate the famous painting by Édouard Manet that provides the title.

Kratt Trailer (2020)

13 November 2020

Children are left at grandma's house without their smartphones. Real life seems rather boring until they find instructions for the Kratt - a magical creature who will do whatever its master says.

1895 Trailer (1995)

06 May 1995

1895 is a picture about the life of brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiere, who have immortalized their names as inventors of cinematography.

Time Out Trailer (1985)

20 May 1985

An anxious cat, immediately engaged in a flurry of stressful morning activities, works himself into a nervous breakdown.

Peace Avenue Trailer (1991)

12 December 1991

On Christmas Eve, the residents of Peace Avenue discover that there are military guards in front of their houses.

Episood Trailer (1980)

01 January 1980

A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of one episode of Nukitsamees (Rahalaul).

Underground Trailer (1997)

27 November 1997

Multiplying the existing point of view the actual oneness seems changes to unevenness.

Klaverihäälestaja tuleb kolmapäeval Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

The film ridicules stereotyped thinking through an absurdist lens.

Aranei Trailer (1979)

13 January 1979

Aranei - spiders on web threads, leaves of grass and tree bark that may remain unnoticed and misunderstood from the height of the human eye.

Arnold Matteus Trailer (1982)

10 December 1982

When we say "Tartu", we mean "Matteus". Arnold Matteus (1897-1986) studied architecture in Germany and worked as Tartu's chief architect during several governments and the war.

The Triangle Trailer (1982)

02 March 1982

Julia spends every night preparing a multi-course feast for her husband Viktor. Until one day Eduard appears from under the electric stove and starts demanding his share of the meal.

Arabella, the Pirate's Daughter Trailer (1983)

10 October 1983

Arabella is a daughter of the world's most terrifying pirate captain. She loves her father but also dreams about a life of a usual girl.

Lurich Trailer (1984)

20 August 1984

Georg Lurich was a world-famous Estonian professional wrestler in the early 1900-s who became a legend already in his lifetime.

The New Devil of Hellsbottom Trailer (1978)

28 January 1978

Jaan Tooming's adaptation of the novel by A.H. Tammsaare.

Karl and Marilyn Trailer (2003)

29 May 2003

Karl is tired of the heavy burden of fame that oppresses him and he decides to liberate himself from it.

Stolen Meeting Trailer (1989)

05 June 1989

A mother released from a prison camp in Russia finds her son, but realises that reconciliation is impossible.

Dragonflies and Coliaths Trailer (1998)

05 June 1998

Based on the tales of Chinese writer Pu Songling, the film depicts the romantic relationships of a Chinese student with an undead girl and a fox spirit maiden.

The Joys of Midlife Trailer (1987)

06 July 1987

Five people who have recently reached middle-age are driving through Estonia to visit a famous witch-therapist to get rid of their problems.

Night of the Carrots Trailer (1998)

04 December 1998

Diego the bicyclist waits to check into the PGI hotel, where each room's inhabitant seems more bizarre than the last, and the rabbits on the top floor have discovered the secret of voodoo, using electronics and carrots.

Hell Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Rein Raamat’s Hell adapts the engravings of Estonian graphic artist Eduard Wiiralt into a surreal, grotesque, and heavily sexual animated short.

Episoode Tartu kunstnike ja kunsti elust Trailer (1990)

01 January 1990

With his sensitive eye, Andres Sööt has documented various generations of artists in Tartu both in nature and in their studios, at exhibitions, in meetings and gatherings.

Klaabu in Space Trailer (1981)

22 June 1981

Fantastic film about the space trip of Klaabu, Ninni and Pessik, to their help to the habitats of other planet in a release from the yoke of ominous Mushroom and transformation of motherland in a flowering garden.

Killing Tartu Trailer (1998)

30 January 1998

Half the film was shot with a video camera taken from a television station without permission, the cast and staff were unpaid, and the script was written as a screenwriting class assignment.

The Old Thomas was Stolen Trailer (1970)

16 October 1970

A faithful city guardian the Old Thomas, who has stood on the top of the tower of Tallinn Town Hall for centuries, is suddenly gone.

Lamb in the Down Right Corner Trailer (1992)

18 December 1992

A warm movie about two boys, who discover a secret of a painting that was considered to be lost. The adventures begin, when a boss of a bunch of criminals finds out about the painting.

Cabbage Head Trailer (1993)

28 September 1993

A parody of a classical action film. The sequence of events is launched by a huge cabbage growing on a plot of land that belongs to a poor Estonian peasant woman.

Jaagup and the Death Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Death came to the main character's house with a scythe. And it hinted that the time of his life had already expired.

St. John's Day Trailer (1978)

01 April 1978

Documentary about the St. John's Day festival in Tallinn. Recorded with a hidden camera, the film is full of contrasts and expressively depicts the changes in the traditions of Midsummer's Eve and the emotional impoverishment of city dwellers, showing their behaviour at the bonfires - their loneliness as well as their alcohol-induced exuberant state in big crowds.

Day Light Trailer (1998)

01 January 1998

Urbanized youth is searching for his soul - his vital force.

Living Room Trailer (1993)

26 July 1993

Film about conflict between young and old generations. In this animated film with live actors the protagonist is a girl, who is brought up by her grandfather.

Arvo Pärt in November 1978 Trailer (1978)

31 December 1978

Records the rehearsals and performance of Pärt's "Italian Concerto" by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra during the Festival of Early and Contemporary Music in Tallinn.

Reporter Trailer (1982)

22 February 1982

Andres Sööt's portrait of the legendary radio man Feliks Leet, a long-time Pärnu correspondent of Estonian Radio.

Memory Trailer (1985)

22 April 1985

Art historian Villem Raam (1910 - 1996) introduces three medieval architectural monuments in Estonia - Karja St.

Vilsandi, mu kodu Trailer (1980)