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Release Date:
October 21, 2020
Original Title:
Ülo Sooster. The Man Who Dried A Towel In The Wind
Genres:
Documentary
Production Countries:
Estonia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 83
After ten years in a Soviet labour camp in Karaganda, the Estonian artist Ülo Sooster (1924‒1970) didn’t return to his homeland but settled in Moscow and became the most influential trend-setter for a whole generation of Soviet non-conformist artists. Narrated by the artist’s son Tenno-Pent Sooster, this film features rare footage and interviews with Sooster’s contemporaries in the 1960s, as well as leading experts from the Kumu Art Museum, the Tartu Art Museum and The Tretyakov Gallery.
Director:
Lilija Vjugina
Director of Photography:
Sergei Sõrbu
Producer:
Andrei Tseglakov
Lilija Vjugina
Sergey Voronin
Screenplay:
Lilija Vjugina
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