Living Images
21/02/2013
2h 15m

The main character, Helmi, is born into the house of Baron von Strandmann in Old-Town Tallinn, in 1908. The only thing that she knows for sure about her past is that her mother was an Estonian servant girl. Everything else is a discovery during a life that runs the course of a century - a life that has quite a lot of surprises in store for Helmi. In this house she finds happiness and suffering, passion and disappointment. She grows up alongside young Erik and waits for her big love to blossom. But one floor down lives projectionist Julius - a man who is far from indifferent when it comes to Helmi. All of the biggest historical events of the century leave their mark on the house. Its hardwood floors have born soldiers' gruff boots and gentleman's shiny oxfords. Its walls have held the fates of people from far and near, foreigners and locals. Helmi's home becomes a German salon, a revolution museum, and a working class commune. And as freedom comes, real estate crooks start sniffing ...
Cast
Linda Tallinn
Helmi
Mairen Mangusson
Helmi / Helen


Sandra Uusberg
Helmi / Helmi's Mum


Anu Lamp
Helmi


Ita Ever
Helmi
Liisa Pärtelpoeg
Helmi
Eduard Valli
Julius
Marvin Inno
Julius


Priit Strandberg
Julius


Priit Võigemast
Julius / Julius' Dad


Tõnu Oja
Julius


Aarne Üksküla
Julius
Tiit Tomp
Erik
Peeter Vaino
Erik
Morten Jõgi
Erik


Hendrik Toompere Jr.
Erik / Paul / Mihhail / Mihkel


Ain Mäeots
Erik


Toomas Suuman
Baron


Peeter Jakobi
Baron


Maria Annus
Roosi


Marika Vaarik
Roosi


Sulev Teppart
Coachman / Driver


Peeter Oja
Hirsch


Guido Kangur
Hirsch


Egon Nuter
Baron von Rosen


Peeter Kaljumäe
Baron Stahl / Stahl Jr.


Peeter Volkonski
Dr Karpinski


Tambet Tasuja
Sailor Sidorov


Leida Rammo
Baroness von Rosen


Anne Paluver
Old German Lady


Tiiu Uibo
Old German Lady


Auri Jürna
Postal Juula
Sultan Aka
Mr. Babek


Peeter Raudsepp
Broker Lemmik


Üllar Saaremäe
Jüri


Anne Reemann
Society Lady


Margus Grosnõi
Spirit Carrier


Märt Avandi
Raimond


Alo Kõrve
Ants


Marko Leht
Young Man


Andero Ermel
Young Man


Uku Uusberg
Young Man
Eneli Meresmaa
Society Lady
Eva Vellesaar
Society Lady


Juri Žilin
Captain Jagodin


Mihkel Smeljanski
Captain Jagodin
Hans Vaev
Worker


Aleksandr Okunev
NKVD Officer / KGB Driver


Kata-Riina Luide
Pioneer Leader
Taigo Grepp
Pioneer
Marell Järvsoo
Pioneer
Pirke Kaljula
Pioneer
Iris Kask
Pioneer
Pauliine Kokla
Pioneer
Jaan Alexander Konze
Pioneer
Carmen Kremm
Pioneer
Ingrid Kruusmägi
Pioneer
Jordan Laikre
Pioneer


Luisa Lõhmus
Pioneer
Kirke Nilus
Pioneer
Maarja Ann Ormisson
Pioneer
Anni Reiljan
Pioneer
Marta Tallinn
Pioneer
Anneli Vernik
Mrs. Stahl


Kaia Skoblov
Gulja / Additional Voices (voice)


Jelena Tarassenko
Nina


Natalja Dõmtšenko
Lena


Sergei Tšerkassov
Ivan


Nikolai Bentsler
Fjodor
Sergei Birulja
Soldier
Viktor Didenko
Soldier
Aleksandr Ježdakov
Soldier
Aleksander Maksimenko
Soldier
Andrey Melnikov
Soldier


Erkki Tikan
Soldier
Igor Andrejev
Sailor
Sergei Niženski
Sailor
Dmitry Šukintsov
Sailor
Vladimir Sosunov
Sailor
Jevgeni Sõtševski
Sailor
Heiki Muda
German Soldier
Andres Paal
German Soldier
Kaisa-Mari Veinberg
German Soldier
Natalia Baranova
Russian Lady


Sergei Furmanjuk
Russian Officer


Jekaterina Kordas
Russian Lady
Dimitri Kononenkov
Russian Officer


Jekaterina Linnamäe
Teacher
Kevin Saaremäe
Punk
Semjon Fortõgin
Young Russian Man
Natalja Gurova
Russian Lady
Aleksandr Judin
Young Russian Man
Arina Kuzmina
Russian Lady
Valeria Lukina
Russian Lady
Damir Magžanov
Young Russian Man
Georg Roy Nuudi
Boy on the Street
Kristofer Taalberg
Boy on the Street
Sander Kask
Boy on the Street
Küllike Johannson-Singer
Hippie
Kaspar Eeroja
Hippie


Ülle Lichtfeldt
Notary


Piret Kalda
Ambulance Doctor


Tiit Sukk
Radio Announcer (voice)


Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Free Europe (voice)


Jaan Rekkor
Film VO (voice)
Peeter Helme
Berlin's Radio Announcer (voice)
Sami Konkonen
Finnish TV Announcer (voice)


Jevgeni Supin
Mihkel (voice)
Askhar Schneider
German Dub (voice)
Manfred Wacker
German Dub (voice)
Cornelia Godfrey
German Dub (voice)
Thea Karin
German Dub (voice)
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