1990 · drama · literary
Autumn
Directed by Arvo Kruusement1h 25m1990
The main character of the film is Paunvere tailor Jorh Adniel Kiir. Two young seamstresses, Juuli and Maali, arrive in Paunvere. At first, Kiir regards them as competitors, but then he establishes friendly relations with them. Kiir marries Juuli, but he is not indifferent to Maali either. The film also follows Kiir's efforts to get his own farm.
Our read: Autumn (1990) reads as a neutral, steady, grounded drama · literary entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, gentle drama / literary, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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