1976 · drama · coming-of-age · literary
Summer
Directed by Arvo Kruusement1h 20m1976
In the beginning of the 20th century, Joosep Toots has returned from Russia, where he learned agriculture. He wants to start reforming his father's farm, Ülesoo. At the same time, he's competing with Kiir to win the love of Teele. Teele has stated that she agrees to marry with a farmer only. So Kiir decides to go to Russia to learn agriculture too.
Our read: Summer (1976) reads as a warm, measured, grounded drama · coming-of-age · literary entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Warm, measured, gentle drama / coming-of-age, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
- warm
- measured
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