Quite recently
Eesti Filmiarhiiv sent me a collection of nine Estonian short films (which were digitally restored for the centennial of Estonian film in 2012) from 1912-1914 by
Johannes Pääsuke, who is considered to be the father of Estonian cinema.
The publication which is called
Esimene Pääsuke and is a DVDR contains the following:
1.
Town of Tartu and it's Surroundings (1912), intertitles in Estonian only
2.
Historical Remembrances of Estonia's Past (1913), intertitles in Estonian only
3.
Journey Through Setomaa (1913), w/o intertitles
4.
Pictures of Võru County (1913), w/o intertitles
5.
Grand Blizzard in the Baltics in December (1913), w/o intertitles
6.
The Day of the White Flower in Tartu (1913), w/o intertitles
7.
Theatre Building "Estonia" in Tallinn (1913), intertitles in Estonian only
8.
Volunteer Firefighters' Society of Tartu Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary (1914), w/o intertitles
9. and lastly the first Estonian feature film
Bear Hunting in Pärnumaa (1914), intertitles in Estonian or English depending which version you buy according to
Eesti Filmiarhiiv.
The duration of the publication is a little over 50 minutes and also includes a booklet that introduces the films.
Like I mentioned earlier, the publication is available in both Estonian and English-language versions, so those of you outside Estonia who are interested in this should choose the English-language version, because in this case the intertitles for
Bear Hunting in Pärnumaa and the booklet are in English.
This cost only 5,00€ including shipping, well to Finland at least.
