Sven Grünberg

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Griša
7

Griša

Nov 08, 1996
An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through the lens of old friends and colleagues.
Documentary
Reekviem
1

Reekviem

May 24, 1984
When the frontline extends over Estonia in the summer of 1944, the pilots of a shot down Soviet airplane come to ask for help at a farm where organ builder Jaan lives with his kids.
Drama
Bonus track
1

Bonus track

Apr 21, 2016
Sven Grünberg is a composer, musician, Buddhist thinker, the introducer of the Dalai Lama to Estonia, and a father – to name just a few roles in his life. Of course, he is also a son, husband, brother, teacher, and human being. He is a distinctive personality with a well-defined worldview. Despite his connection with Buddhism, he is a man of sharp words, yet one who is ready to take responsibility for his opinions or judgments. A few years ago, Grünberg underwent a serious heart operation, which led him to see life from a new perspective. Bonus Track portrays Sven Grünberg in the period following his operation, as he continues to create new music, ensures the flawless preservation of his earlier works, raises his preschool-aged daughter, and organizes the third visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Documentary
Milarepa laulud
1

Milarepa laulud

Dec 31, 1989
The film is based on the works of Milarepa, the most renowned Tibetan poet and Buddhist teacher of the 11th century. A young scholar and a student journey through the sacred sites of Buryatia and Mongolia, guided by a mentor on an exploratory expedition, seeking a path to self-discovery through Milarepa's philosophy and Buddhist culture.
Drama
Reekviem
1

Reekviem

May 24, 1984
When the frontline extends over Estonia in the summer of 1944, the pilots of a shot down Soviet airplane come to ask for help at a farm where organ builder Jaan lives with his kids.
Drama
Kood
1

Kood

Aug 02, 2021
The development of nature is controlled by the genetic chain. Life goes on as the information code is stored in the gene chain. Every living being tries to indulge and laze. Unfortunately, development doesn't happen this way. The gene chain only rusts. Progress will only be made if there is an urgent need for it. The protagonist's rusty gene chain only starts working when the fear of death arises. What code is hidden in the human gene chain becomes clear during development. Mankind has debated the meaning of life for a long time, not knowing that it has long been found. What everyone is striving for is collectively creating strange patterns. After that, we become the starting point of a new gene chain again.
Animation
Pärlimees
3

Pärlimees

Apr 20, 2006
A smart leader can keep the culture of his nation homogeneous for a long time, but he is helpless against the interchange of genes.
Animation
Klaabu kosmoses
6.3

Klaabu kosmoses

Jun 22, 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.
Animation
Naksitrallid
7

Naksitrallid

Aug 31, 1990
Three Jolly Fellows tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff.
Animation
Täna öösel me ei maga
3
On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at first seems like a regular crime investigation turns out to be something more - a tale of love, alienation and new hope.
Drama
Luigeluum
1

Luigeluum

May 14, 1983
A documentary about the everyday life on a film set and the elusiveness that still confronts the artist and without the pursuit of which there would probably not even be failures.
Documentary
Lielvārdes josta
1

Lielvārdes josta

Jan 01, 1980
The film explores and attempts to decipher the complex ornaments encoded in the traditional folk costume accessory, Lielvārde’s belt, drawing parallels with ancient cultures in Japan, China, Egypt, and elsewhere.
Documentary
Barbarid
1

Barbarid

Oct 24, 2003
A mixture of popular stories are reversed and adapted to the Barbie universe. Queen Tiina (that's what these Barbies are called) asks who is the most beautiful in the city of Las Tiinas and someone dares to say that there is someone more beautiful than her. Immediately afterwards, Queen Tiina decides to kill the beautiful doll, who ends up in the sewers surrounded by forgotten toys (such as a melancholic Pinocchio and a charming rag doll).
Animation
Bermuda
1

Bermuda

Oct 01, 1998
Bermuda is a film about love
Animation
Kõrini!
1

Kõrini!

Dec 09, 2005
Kaminsky is a long-distance driver disappointed both in life and other people. His last duty as a drives takes him to Estonia where he decides to fulfill an old promise. By chance, Kaminsky meets an Estonian cellist Stella on his road. Her career in Germany has ended already before it ever started. Kaminsky's trailer truck is being steadily followed by a catafalque where an Estonian beginner bank robber Wolf is chasing his eluded prey. Undertaker Manfred with dark past tries to lead Wolf closer to God. In Estonia, everyone's wishes will come true, even if not exactly the way they ...
Drama
Lotte, du village des inventeurs
8.5
Kaminsky is a long-distance driver disappointed both in life and other people. His last duty as a drives takes him to Estonia where he decides to fulfill an old promise. By chance, Kaminsky meets an Estonian cellist Stella on his road. Her career in Germany has ended already before it ever started. Kaminsky's trailer truck is being steadily followed by a catafalque where an Estonian beginner bank robber Wolf is chasing his eluded prey. Undertaker Manfred with dark past tries to lead Wolf closer to God. In Estonia, everyone's wishes will come true, even if not exactly the way they ...
Adventure
Vaatamise kunst
1

Vaatamise kunst

May 05, 2024
Astronomers look through telescopes and see that the universe has a structure — it’s shaped like a web. Slime mold researchers look through microscopes and see that the tiny organisms form similar patterns. In their quest of discovering the nature of things, they both show the beauty of curiosity.
Documentary
Hüpe
1

Hüpe

Jan 01, 1985
The incessant self-transcendence of man.
Animation
Minek
1

Minek

Jan 01, 1990
A person falls into a huge water reservoir and drowns. Before death, they have a vision of their past, of how they drowned a mouse. The film is based on the idea of the equality of all living beings and the repercussions of cruelty.
Animation
Le secret de la pierre de lune
6
A person falls into a huge water reservoir and drowns. Before death, they have a vision of their past, of how they drowned a mouse. The film is based on the idea of the equality of all living beings and the repercussions of cruelty.
Animation
Armastuse võimalikkusest
1
This animated short looks at the relationships between humans and other living creatures where life can be more diverse and sometimes more unexpected than it first appeared. The film is about the individual's right to choose his or her own path in a complex world.
Animation
Łza księcia ciemności
4
Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.
Horror
Pärlimees
3

Pärlimees

Apr 20, 2006
A smart leader can keep the culture of his nation homogeneous for a long time, but he is helpless against the interchange of genes.
Animation
Corrida
1

Corrida

Mar 14, 1983
Osvald, a man in his sixties, his wife Ragne who is about half his age and full of life, and her ex-lover Tarmo, have reached a decisive point in their lives where important choices need to be made. The isolation of a lonely island sets the characters face to face with each other, depriving them of social safety measures.
Drama
Sünnipäev
1

Sünnipäev

Jan 01, 1994
An experimental short about a child’s birthday based off the drawings of children.
Animation
Kõne Taevast
6.9

Kõne Taevast

Sep 06, 2022
Anticipation of Love has settled in the heart of a young lady. The boundaries between dream and passion are very elusive. Life is full of physical deprivations and, of course, sensual pleasures, and the deep meaning of that all is Love. The deeper the feeling, the more intense the emotions. Each girl dreams about meeting her love one day. An experienced man helps her discover the world of passion and senses, and brings her to ‘heaven’s gate’ where the two of them will prevail. One can only imagine how many hearts were broken along the way to master the science of love. But passion blinds and soon the man becomes slave to the young woman’s sensual body. The carnal knowledge makes the girl try to subdue her love object. This is what the last film by Kim Ki-duk, shot in summer 2019 in Kyrgyzstan, is all about. The film was finished by Kim’s friends and colleagues after he unexpectedly passed away in December 2020.
Drama
Üks Uks
1

Üks Uks

Dec 31, 2003
Anticipation of Love has settled in the heart of a young lady. The boundaries between dream and passion are very elusive. Life is full of physical deprivations and, of course, sensual pleasures, and the deep meaning of that all is Love. The deeper the feeling, the more intense the emotions. Each girl dreams about meeting her love one day. An experienced man helps her discover the world of passion and senses, and brings her to ‘heaven’s gate’ where the two of them will prevail. One can only imagine how many hearts were broken along the way to master the science of love. But passion blinds and soon the man becomes slave to the young woman’s sensual body. The carnal knowledge makes the girl try to subdue her love object. This is what the last film by Kim Ki-duk, shot in summer 2019 in Kyrgyzstan, is all about. The film was finished by Kim’s friends and colleagues after he unexpectedly passed away in December 2020.
Animation
Lotte ja kadunud lohed
6.6
Lotte gets a little sister named Roosi. Two scientists Karl and Viktor come to Gadgetville, they are taking part in a big folk song collecting competition. Whoever succeeds in recording the folk song of the world’s oldest animal species, wins the competition’s grand prize. Lotte and Roosi decide to help the scientists. Exciting and unexpected adventures await the sisters.
Animation
Łza księcia ciemności
4
Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.
Horror
Naksitrallid II
5

Naksitrallid II

Sep 12, 1987
The second part of the film based on Eno Raua's children's book of the same name, which tells about the activities of three jolly fellows - Sammalhabe, Kingpool and Muhvi. The movie viewer can join their exciting adventures in saving the city from the rats.
Animation
Elasime Eestile
1

Elasime Eestile

Jan 01, 1997
During June 1941, Nazi forces occupied Estonia. By 1944, when the Soviet-Nazi frontline was drawing towards the Estonian border from the East, Alfred Käärmann was conscripted into the German military. By September 1944 the Red Army had again occupied Estonia. Alfred was forced to make a decision: whether to stay in Estonia or retreat with the Germans. He chose the former, However he risked arrest and deportation by the Soviets.
War
Naksitrallid
5.9

Naksitrallid

Sep 01, 1984
“Three Jolly Fellows” tells of the adventures of three small men in a world that borders on the fantastic: the composed and close-to-nature Mossbeard, the irritable city dweller Halfshoe, and the sensitive poet Muff. An old woman’s inexplicable love of cats has lured many felines to the city. Risking their lives, the diligent and ready-to-help fellows lure the gang of cats out of the city, with the result being trouble in both the city and nature.
Animation
Klątwa Doliny Węży
6.032

Klątwa Doliny Węży

Oct 03, 1988
The trio of adventurous pals, a man who is a scientist, a fine lady and a former military pilot are in the Tibetian jungles looking for some mysterious vase that holds a metal container that is of no mundane origin.
Adventure
Lotte ja kadunud lohed
6.6
Lotte gets a little sister named Roosi. Two scientists Karl and Viktor come to Gadgetville, they are taking part in a big folk song collecting competition. Whoever succeeds in recording the folk song of the world’s oldest animal species, wins the competition’s grand prize. Lotte and Roosi decide to help the scientists. Exciting and unexpected adventures await the sisters.
Animation
Viimeiset
4.3

Viimeiset

Nov 13, 2020
Lotte gets a little sister named Roosi. Two scientists Karl and Viktor come to Gadgetville, they are taking part in a big folk song collecting competition. Whoever succeeds in recording the folk song of the world’s oldest animal species, wins the competition’s grand prize. Lotte and Roosi decide to help the scientists. Exciting and unexpected adventures await the sisters.
Drama
Detsembrikuumus
5.5

Detsembrikuumus

Oct 16, 2008
The young country of Estonia is dancing to the jazzy tune of the 1920's when on December 1, 1924, the capital Tallinn is overrun by members of the Comintern in an attempt to stage a Communist coup. The film follows the fates of a young soldier called Tanel and his wife, a telephone operator named Anna, amidst the ensuing chaos which determines whether the country remains independent or becomes a minor province in the Communist Empire.
War
Instinkt
2

Instinkt

May 29, 2003
What happens when the Maker loses control over his creation and it starts to obey its own will?
Animation
Klaabu
2

Klaabu

Jan 01, 1978
Klaabu's birth and adventure begins.
Animation
Lepatriinude jõulud
6

Lepatriinude jõulud

Nov 29, 2001
Two young ladybirds Tim and Mia are unexpectedly taken into a human family’s house together with a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. Tim and Mia set about seeking the way back to the forest.
Family
Lend
1

Lend

Jun 01, 1988
A gloomy allegory about the difficult human fate.
Animation
Bonus track
1

Bonus track

Apr 21, 2016
Sven Grünberg is a composer, musician, Buddhist thinker, the introducer of the Dalai Lama to Estonia, and a father – to name just a few roles in his life. Of course, he is also a son, husband, brother, teacher, and human being. He is a distinctive personality with a well-defined worldview. Despite his connection with Buddhism, he is a man of sharp words, yet one who is ready to take responsibility for his opinions or judgments. A few years ago, Grünberg underwent a serious heart operation, which led him to see life from a new perspective. Bonus Track portrays Sven Grünberg in the period following his operation, as he continues to create new music, ensures the flawless preservation of his earlier works, raises his preschool-aged daughter, and organizes the third visit of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
Documentary
Milarepa laulud
1

Milarepa laulud

Dec 31, 1989
The film is based on the works of Milarepa, the most renowned Tibetan poet and Buddhist teacher of the 11th century. A young scholar and a student journey through the sacred sites of Buryatia and Mongolia, guided by a mentor on an exploratory expedition, seeking a path to self-discovery through Milarepa's philosophy and Buddhist culture.
Drama
Rahutaevas
1

Rahutaevas

Jan 01, 1988
This is a film about Juhan Peegel, a linguist and lecturer, professor and writer, a former soldier. Against the background of all these facets, the viewer is presented with an amazingly simple and modest human nature, who values ​​the warmth of home and the land of his birth above all else.
Documentary
7

Mar 26, 1995

Wikman's Boys is a 1994-year drama serial about the Wikman Private Gymnasium students from 1937 till their mobilization in 1944. The series is based on a 1988 novel Wikmani poisid by Jaan Kross.
Drama