Feature

A Woman Heats the Sauna

Naine kütab sauna
(1978)
Genre:
Director:
Screenwriter: Vladimir Valutski
Cinematographer: Jüri Garšnek
Production Designer: Imbi Lind
Composer: Veljo Tormis
Editor: Sirje Haagel
Producer: Maret Hirtentreu
Main cast: Ita ever, Aarne Üksküla, Katrin Välbe, Heino Mandri, Lisl Lindau, Tene Ruubel, Svetlana Orlova, Mati Klooren, Karl Jürgens.
Duration: 69 min
Language: Estonian, Russian, French
Subtitle language: English, Estonian, Russian, French
Available formats: DCP, mov
Colour:

Festivals:

  • Budapest Classics Film Marathon IFF (Budapest, Hungary), 2024
  • Festival Lumière – Grand Lyon Film Festival (France), 2023, Programme: Lumiere Classics
  • Tallinn Polytechnic Institute Film Festival (Tallinn, USSR), 1979
  • Estonian SSR Film Festival (USSR), 1980, Award: Best actress Ita Ever

 

The story about a woman, who must heat up the company’s sauna, because the bosses want to entertain foreign visitors. The sauna is situated in a small village where her ex-husband is from, and an old aunt of his is still living there. In addition to having to face her bosses and foreign guests she also must face her past.

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