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6.8/10 • 29

1970-01-051h 24m

DramaComedy

Paunvere parish school students Arno and Teele, Toots and Kiir, Tõnisson and Imelik experience feelings during one school winter, the traces of which they carry throughout their future lives - from true friendship and first love to self-discovery and clarifying life goals.

Directors
Arvo Kruusement
Editors
Ludmilla Rozenthal

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  1. Arno Liiver

    Arno Liiver

    Arno

  2. Riina Hein

    Riina Hein

    Teele

  3. Aare Laanemets

    Aare Laanemets

    Toots

  4. Margus Lepa

    Margus Lepa

    Kiir

  5. Leonhard Merzin

    Leonhard Merzin

    Laur

  6. Ain Lutsepp

    Ain Lutsepp

    Tõnisson

  7. Rein Aedma

    Rein Aedma

    Imelik

  8. Kalle Eomois

    Kalle Eomois

    Kuslap

  9. Raul Haaristo

    Raul Haaristo

    Vipper

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r96sk

Jun 6, 2024

6/10

'Spring' is a decent watch, if nothing all that more. I personally didn't really click with this 1970 Estonian picture. I imagine that has a lot to do with the fact that I am, indeed, not Estonian and/or not from this sorta era, as it is a movie that is heavily nostalgia-driven. I will say that it is well made for its time, at least. The main reason for my lack of connection, aside from the aforementioned, is actually the main characters, both those portraying and being portrayed. I found the kids quite annoying, all of them in fact; especially the more, eh, 'emotional' ones. The flick does go for the 'kids will be kids' angle, but even so I don't think they needed be quite so irritating. The actors aren't the best either, though I can look past that without the noted issue. The adult actors are the better cast members. As somewhat of a completionist, I now feel the need to check out the three sequels; which, interestingly, were released in 1976, 1990 and 2020; ought to make for an interesting time capsule of sorts through Estonia's recent movie decades.

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Estonian
    Budget
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    Keywords
    friendshipbased on novel or booklifestyleloveschool19th century