A good film, even though you have to know at least some historic background into Estonia. It has aged fairly well and you can identify yourself with the characters even though they lived more than hundred years ago. Good music also.
Plot summary
Paunvere parish school students Arno and Teele, Toots and Kiir, Tõnisson and Imelik experience feelings during one school winter, the traces of which they carry throughout their future lives - from true friendship and first love to self-discovery and clarifying life goals.
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March 07, 2024 at 09:23 PM
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True classic
A Flash from Past
This movie is, without doubt, an essential part of any Estonian's past. Yet, after seeing it dozens of times, the movie only gets better.
The cast does a terrific job. Although very young, they are very talented, making Kevade a humorous, yet psychologically interesting movie. Fantasies of Oskar Luts have been visible to the audience.
Something that has to be mentioned are the wonderful, warm songs. Almost every single one of them is a classic.
Considering the Soviet power which ruled Estonia at that time, the movie is surprisingly human, free of any kind of propaganda. It is a must-see for anyone connected to Estonia.
An Estonian Must-see Classic
Kevade is a marvelous adaptation of O. Luts' semi- autobiographical novel about friendships and life in a small country boarding school in the turn of the century Estonia.
Both the novel and the movie capture the essence of the Estonian soul and receive my highest recommendation.