Autumn Ball Explained

Autumn Ball
Producer:	Katrin Kissa
Music:	Ülo Krigul
Cinematography:	Mart Taniel
Editing:	Veiko Õunpuu
Distributor:	Taska Film
Runtime:	127 minutes
Country:	Estonia
Language:	Estonian

Autumn Ball (Estonian: Sügisball) is a 2007 Estonian drama film directed by Veiko Õunpuu, adapted from Mati Unt's 1979 novel of the same name. The film depicts six desolate people of different yet similar fates in characteristically Soviet pre-fabricated housing units (khrushchyovka).^{[1] [2]} It premiered at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Horizon Award.

Cast

• Rain Tolk as Mati
• Taavi Eelmaa as Theo
• Tiina Tauraite as Ulvi
• Maarja Jakobson as Laura
• Mirtel Pohla as Jaana
• Sulevi Peltola as August Kaski
• Iris Persson as Laura's daughter
• Juhan Ulfsak as Maurer
• Ivo Uukkivi as Laura's ex-husband
• Katariina Lauk as female conference visitor
• Paul Laasik as television repairman

Notes and References

1. Linden, Sherie (2007-11-15). "Estonia's "Autumn Ball" a festival favorite." Reuters. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
2. Catsoulis, Jeannette (2009-06-03). "Going Down in Estonia: Alienation Frozen in Place." The New York Times. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.