Päikese lapsed

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Movie
Original title Päikese lapsed
Country of production Estonia , Finland
original language Estonian
Publishing year 1932
length 47 minutes
Rod
Director Theodor Luts
script Alfred Rüütli
Theodor Luts
Aksella Luts
production Theodor Lutsu Filmiproduktsioon
Suomi Filmi OY
music Georg Malmstén (music)
Erkki Karu (lyrics)
camera Theodor Luts
occupation

Päikese lapsed (in German Sonnenkinder ) is the title of an Estonian feature film from 1932. It is also known by its Finnish title Auringon lapset . Päikese lapsed is considered the first real Estonian sound film .

Movie

The director of the first Estonian-Finnish film production was the Estonian film pioneer Theodor Luts (1896–1980). The music was written by the Finnish composer Georg Malmstén , the lyrics by the Finnish film producer Erkki Karu , who was also involved in the creation of Päikese lapsed .

According to various sources, the film cost between 25,000 and 30,000 Estonian crowns , a large sum for the time. They were partly raised by the proceeds of a Miss Estonia competition organized by the Päevaleht newspaper .

The film was shot from 6 to 27 August 1932 in Keila-Joa , Pärnu , Tallinn , Pirita-Kose and Rannamõisa . Some parts of the film are no longer preserved today. The filming was made more difficult by heavy rain, cloudy weather and the occasional whims of Nadežda Peedi-Hoffmann , who was elected Miss Estonia in 1932 and played a leading role in the film.

Päikese lapsed was the first sound film in Estonian film history. For technical reasons it was initially shot without sound. The music, voices and dubbing were recorded in Helsinki in October 1932 , as Estonia had neither the technical capabilities nor the necessary experience at the time.

The film premiered on November 3, 1932 in Tallinn's Modern Cinema . Subsequently, performances took place in all major cinemas across Estonia. The planned Finnish film premiere did not materialize. The film was first shown there in November 2002.

Päikese lapsed was to be the last Estonian sound film for fifteen years. It was not until 1947, after the end of the Second World War , that Herbert Rappaport directed the political commissioned film Elu tsitadellis (“Life in the Citadel”).

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The painter Arno needs a creative break. He spends his vacation in a beautiful place with his blonde lover, the dancer Helja. The young artist paints, the girl dances on the idyllic Baltic Sea beach.

The brunette beauty Margot goes to the summer with some student friends. She separates from the company and rowed out to sea alone. She is in danger of drowning due to an accident. Arno rushes to Margot's aid and saves the young woman. For Arno it is love at first sight. The two of them drive to Pärnu together.

The abandoned Helja expresses her abandonment and despair in a passionate dance on the bank. The love story between Arno and the haughty and stubborn Margot doesn't really work out. The rich lady’s father is also not enthusiastic about the painter and hopes for a better match for his daughter.

Arno then returns to Helja. Again they sit together on the beach, they look out over the sea and sing a romantic song. It ends with the words: "Your most precious treasure will always be limitless gentleness - happy the two sun children".

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/film/paikese_lapsed/
  2. ↑ http://www.ef100.ee/index.php?article_id=98&page=71&action=article&
  3. ↑ http://www.sirp.ee/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2405:kuidas-tehti-filmit-hti&catid=4:film&Itemid=3&issue=3179  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.sirp.ee