Jüri Arrak

Jüri Arrak

1936-10-24
85 (2022-10-16)
Tallinn, Estonia

Jüri Arrak (October 24, 1936 – October 16, 2022) was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.

Tallinn, Estonia

Jüri Arrak (October 24, 1936 – October 16, 2022) was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.

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Tyll the Giant 1980 (6.8)

Based on an Estonian folk tale about of the gigantic hero, Tõll, who lived on the island of Saaremaa (Oesel) in the Baltic Sea. Though he was king of the island, Tõll often worked as a common farmer, tending to his crops and returning to his loving wife. He was a good king, often quick to anger but always kind and willing to help his fellow man. Tõll's greatest enemy is the god of the underworld who specializes in sly, cowardly mischief. When war comes to the island, Tõll arrives to aid his dying army, but the devil takes advantage of his absence to wreak havoc on Tõll's home.
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Forest Captain 1972 (2)

Sailing to South America, the sailing ship "Fortuna" gets stuck in a calm in the middle of the Atlantic. Heat and thirst drive the team crazy, knives are already flashing and the wind is being conjured in the darkness of the night. Captain Kihnu Jõnn has to tame desperate men and trade with heavenly forces in order to bring the ship's crew to the destination port, who want to leave him there.
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Between Three Plagues 1970 (6)

The story of Balthasar Russow, an Estonian pastor from the 16th century, his life and life's work - writing The Chronicle of Livonia.