Life & Love
Love is for fools and children.
In May 1933, in the depths of the Great Depression, when nothing is certain and love only seems to exist in films, optimistic cinephile Irma believes in the possibility of true love. The country girl catches the eye of the lonely, handsome older publisher Rudolf, who hires her as a maid in his house. Despite warnings about Rudolf's intentions to share a bed with many of his servants, Irma accepts the position. Meanwhile, she rejects the obsessive advances of Eedi, a persistent village boy.
Helen Takkin, a rising filmmaking talent, beautifully adapts Estonian author Anton Hansen Tammsaare's legendary novel for the current #MeToo era. This naughty and intimate romance would probably be impossible to portray in today's world.
Edvinas Pukšta
Helen Takkin (1988) is a director and editor who studied audiovisual media at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School in 2007–2011. She has worked in production companies NAFTA Films (2011–2013) and FrostFX (2013–2014). Since 2014, Helen has worked as a freelance commercial film director both in Estonia and abroad. In 2024, she made a debut with the full-length feature film “Life & Love” based on the novel of the same title by A. H. Tammsaare.
Elu ja armastus (2024)
Award for Best Baltic Film, grant of 5000€ from Piletilevi
