The Temptation of St. Tony
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| Directed by | Veiko Õunpuu |
| Written by | Veiko Õunpuu |
| Produced by | Katrin Kissa |
| Starring | Taavi Eelmaa |
| Cinematography | Mart Taniel |
| Edited by | Thomas Lagerman Veiko Õunpuu |
| Music by | Ülo Krigul |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Estonia |
| Language | Estonian |
The Temptation of St. Tony (Estonian: Püha Tõnu kiusamine) is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality.[1] The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.[2][3]
Cast
- Taavi Eelmaa as Tõnu
- Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda
- Tiina Tauraite as Tõnu's wife
- Sten Ljunggren as Herr Meister
- Denis Lavant as Count Dionysos Korzybski
- Hendrik Toompere Jr. as Toivo
- Katariina Lauk as Toivo's wife
- Harri Kõrvits as Director
- Taavi Teplenkov as Urbo
- Marika Barabanstsikova as Urbo's wife
- Rain Tolk as Kleine Willy
- Liis Lepik as Tõnu's child
- Valeri Fjodorov as Nadezhda's father
- Evald Aavik as Priest
Awards and nominations
Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet were nominated for Best Production Designers at the European Film Awards 2010 for their work on the film.[4] The Temptation of St. Tony was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[5] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[6]
See also
- List of Estonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- The Temptation of St. Anthony
- The temptation of St. Anthony in visual arts
References
- ^ (2008-10-23) "Shooting begins on Veiko Õunpuu’s feature The temptation of St. Tony." Estonian Film Foundation. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
- ^ Pham, Annika (2009-04-27). "Interview with Katrin Kissa." Cineuropa. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
- ^ Ruus, Jaan (2009-09-16). "Õunpuu ränk heitlus elu ja kunsti nime." Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved on 2010-09-14.
- ^ "Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (2010-09-10). "Estonia enters 'St. Tony' in Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
- ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.
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