Going Towards the Spring
Peeter Tooming / Estonia / 1979 / Czech Premiere / 11 min.
synopsis
A possessed talking spring, a clueless blind man, and wandering humanity, three Fates, and a grand pagan ritual: a dark, poetic, visually bewitching Estonian ballad that can be perceived as a celebration of the archaic world, ecological morality, and as a political allegory on a ritual cleansing for the extinction of an advanced society.
biography
Legendary Estonian photographer and cinematographer Peeter Tooming (1939-1997), a leading figure in the innovative photography group Stodom and winner of the award for best cinematography at the Tallinn Film Festival, is renowned for the modern imagery in his works.
more about film
| director: | Peeter Tooming |
| producer: | Vaike Mesila |
| script: | Peeter Tooming |
| photography: | Peeter Tooming |
| editing: | Uno Heinapuu |
| sound: | Toivo Elme |
contact
ESTONIAN FILM INSTITUTE / Johannes Lõhmus / Uus 3 / 10111 / Tallinn / Estonia / +37 262 760 60 / Johannes@filmi.ee / www.filmi.ee
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Conference Fascinations: Baltic states |
| format: | Video File |
| language: | Estonian |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Peeter Tooming |
| original title: | Allika poole mineja |
| country: | Estonia |
| year: | 1979 |
| running time: | 11 min. |
