Corrida

Local title
Corrida
Director
Olav Neuland
Country
Estonia
Year
1982
Festival
27th Black Nights Film Festival
Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Genre
psychological drama
Subject
love

Olav Neuland’s "Corrida" from 1982 has the initial makings of a chamber drama – a lonely island, three people and a herd of animals. Man against wild nature, his urges, fears, and desires.

Osvald Rass (Rein Aren), a man in his sixties, his wife Ragne (Rita Raave) who is about half his age and full of life, and her ex-lover Tarmo (Sulev Luik), 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. It should help them to evolve eternally, but whatever they have brought to the island is of no help any longer. The rudimentary animality that manifests itself in various ways in this situation, strongly challenges the habitual rationale.

Director
Olav Neuland
Screenwriter
Olav Neuland
Cast
Rein Aren, Rita Raave, Sulev Luik
DoP
Arvo Iho
Editor
Eevi Säde
Composer
Sven Grünberg
Production
Tallinnfilm
World sales
Estonian Film Institute
Runtime
Language
Estonian
Subtitles
English
Director
Olav Neuland

Olav Neuland

Filmography:
Tuulte pesa (1979), Corrida (1982), Reekviem (1984), Hundiseaduse aegu (1984), Näkimadalad I-IV (1984-88, TV), Hitler & Stalin 1939 (1989, doc), Kristuse dilemma (1995, doc)

Screenings

Hall 1 Kino Artis
Screening042101 / Corrida
SubtitlesEnglish
Q&A guestsSven Grünberg (Composer), Sulev Keedus
Q&A duration
Screening duration
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