Ülo Sooster. The Man Who Dried A Handkerchief In The Wind

Ülo Sooster. Mees, kes kuivatas rätikut tuule käes

MS6

Genre

Documentary

Director

Liliya Vyugina

Run time

1h 24min

Cast

Ülo Sooster

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.

Genre

Documentary

Director

Liliya Vyugina

Run time

1h 24min

Cast

Ülo Sooster

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.

Info

Rating

Under 6 Not Recommended

Production year

2019

Global distributor

Baltic Film Production OÜ

Local distributor

Baltic Film Production OÜ

In cinema

10/23/2020