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.[3] The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.[4][5]
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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 |
| Countries | Estonia[1] Sweden[1] Finland[1] |
| Language | Estonian |
| Budget | €983,080[2] ($1.4 million) |
Cast
edit- 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
- Harry 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
- Andres Puustusmaa as Fence builder
Awards and nominations
editMarkku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet were nominated for Best Production Designers at the European Film Awards 2010 for their work on the film.[6] 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,[7] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Püha Tõnu kiusamine / The Temptation of St. Tony". Homeless Bob Production. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Finland's Bronson Club Tempted By St Tony". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ (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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