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Dark Paradise Jahr: 2023 (September) Genre: Drama Regie: Triin Ruumet Hauptrollen: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Juhan Ulfsak, Reimo Sagor, Maria Avdjuško, Kristo Viiding, Liisa Saaremäel, Steffi Pähn, Kaie Mihkelson, Üllar Saaremäe … Filmbeschreibung: 27-jährige Karmen entdeckt, dass ihr kürzlich verstorbener, fürsorglicher Vater in Wirklichkeit Schulden hatte und dass ihr ganzes Leben eine große…

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storge — a naturally occurring love rooted in parents and children, as well as best friends. it’s an infinite love built upon acceptance and deep emotional connection. this love comes easily and immediately in parent and child relationships. (the eight forms of love; 1/8)

november (2017) dir. rianer sarnet

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November (2017); dir. Rainer Sarnet

[intheheartofcinema]

I'm not jealous, I close my eyes and and pretend his words are meant for me.

November (2017)

Written and directed by Rainer Sarnet.

Based on Andrus Kivirähk's 2000 novel Rehepapp ehk November "Old Barny aka November".

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November, 2017 Dir. Rainer Sarnet  

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November // Rainer Sarnet // 2017

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November (Rainer Sarnet, 2017)

cinematography: Mart Taniel

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November (2017 - Rainer Sarnet)

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November (2017)

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Rea Lest-Liik as Liina in November (2017)

[beerandharleys]

November (2017) Director: Rainer Sarnet Cast: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, Taavi Eelmaa              

[johnnymundano]

November (2017)

Directed by Rainer Sarnet

Screenplay by Rainer Sarnet

Based on the novel Rehepapp ehk November by Andrus Kivirähk

Music by Michal Jacaszek

Country: Estonia

Running Time: 115 minutes

CAST

Rea Lest as Liina

Jörgen Liik as Hans

Arvo Kukumägi as Rein

Katariina Unt as Luise

Taavi Eelmaa as Ints

Heino Kalm as Sander

Meelis Rämmeld as Jaan

Dieter Laser as Baron

Jette Loona Hermanis as Baroness

Jaan Tooming as Devil

Klara Eighorn as Witch

Ene Pappel as Imbi

Ernst Lillemets as Ärni

Sepa Tom as Endel

Tiina Keeman as Rosalie

Heino Paljak as Pastor

Ilmar Meos as Ancestral spirit

Aare Lutsar as Ancestral spirit

Mari Abel as Liina's mother's ghost

Aire Koop as Hans's mother's ghost

Jonathan Peterson as Young man in gondola

Linda Kolde as Lady in gondola

Maria Aua as Plague

Mart Laoväli as Timofei

Jaak Juhkam as Tradesman

Aksella Liimets as Old baroness

Ado Tikerpäe as Gondolier

(Guilt blather: In keeping with the kleptomania of the characters in November I stole the images from IMDB. Screengrabs weren’t an option due to a kratt malfunction.)

Okay, so, yes, November is a nearly two hour long black and white Estonian movie set in a 19th Century village about the importance of retaining your soul in the face of life’s incessant pressures. But that shouldn’t put anyone off, because November is movie-making par excellence. And it is also a lot funnier than you might think. November is based on a novel I haven’t read, so I have no idea if it is faithful; but I do know it is wonderful. November is a masterful fusion of mythology, comedy, romance and horror; November’s not to be missed.

November opens with a showstopper scene of a cow being stolen by a kratt. This is both horrible and hilarious in a very, very Terry Gilliam way. You haven’t seen anything until you’ve seen a cow reluctantly fly. Even city folk know what a cow is but, I admit, a kratt was a new one on me. Turns out, a kratt is a kind of primitive automaton made up of bric-a-brac and powered by a soul bought from The Devil at the cost of one’s own soul. Every home should have one. Or perhaps not, as kratts turn out to be quite shrilly demanding and not really worth the high price. But then is the soul such a high price; it’s not like you can eat it or wear it for warmth. And practicalities of survival trump the niceties of spirituality in the village. Even though the villagers take Communion from the priest, they later spit out the wafers to be used as bullets (Jesus being magic, they reckon the bullets won’t miss), and when the priest takes umbrage at their liberties they use magick to make him so stupid he eats dirt if left unattended. But then Christianity is an alien mysticism imposed on them, the villagers have far more respect for their native sacraments.

And so they should, for in the world of November there is no evidence of Christ’s workings and every evidence that paganism works. In the world of November it’s as natural as snowfall to take supper with deceased ancestors, to trick The Plague by putting your pants on your head, to become a wolf through repressed longing, to bake shit, sweat and hair into bread as a love potion and to meet, and seek to trick, The Devil at a crossroads. And in case you were wondering, the love potion is a joke at the expense of a particularly thick villager, so don’t try that one at home. None of the villagers are particularly swift on the uptake but they are canny, they are sly, they are devious. And they are all thieves.

There’s no romanticising of the proles on show in November. These people aren’t hard working, dignified, horny handed toilers of the soil; they are scrofulous, opportunistic chancers to a man, woman and child. They steal from the Church, they steal from the German lord of the manor, and they steal from each other. They probably started stealing to survive, but now it’s so ingrained its normal. After all, get away with anything for long enough and you think you have a right to do it. November doesn’t venerate them, but nor does it trash them; they are what they are because the world is the way it is. Decency and dignity are easy when your belly is full, but if you live off tree sap and twigs standards soon decline.

And no matter how bad things are, as long as there are people there will always be love; the most ridiculous and most persistent survivor of all. Against the beguilingly peculiar backdrop of pagan lunacy November whispers, as softly as snow melts, the eternal story of a girl and a boy. Admittedly Liina (Rea Lest) shapeshifts into a wolf every now and again, and Hans (Jörgen Liik) is the type to  brazenly take a dump on rich people’s manicured lawns, but for all that November is still a tale of boy meets girl. Sure, things are somewhat complicated by the fact that  Liina is promised by her father to a lumpen pig farmer and Hans is smitten by the sleepwalking daughter of the Baron. But maybe, just maybe, a talking snowman and a stolen dress can help love triumph.      

Shot in monochrome with the crispness of a sharp frost, November smoothly captures the melancholy mood of the titular month. A month the village seems doomed to eternally inhabit; which it is, November being shorthand here for hardship. Life is hard for the little people in November; because life is hard for all of us all the time. Thank God then for love. Or perhaps better thank the Devil. Because love? Well, love can be tricky; particularly in November.

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FAVOURITE FILMS: Beautiful and strange... Title: November (2017). Director: Rainer Sarnet. Cinematography: Mart Taniel. Based on: Rehepapp ehk November; by Andrus Kivirähk. Cast: Rea Lest-Liik, Jörgen Liik, Dieter Laser, Katariina Unt... In a Medieval Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.

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November opens theatrically in New York City on February 23 and in Los Angeles on March 2 via Oscilloscope. Check out the poster above and the trailer below.

The black-and-white dark fantasy film is Estonia's official entry to this year's Academy Awards. It's directed by Rainer Sarnet and stars Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi, Katariina Unt, and Taavi Eelmaa.

Read on to watch the surreal trailer and read the synopsis.

In this tale of love and survival in 19th century Estonia, peasant girl Liina longs for village boy Hans, but Hans is inexplicably infatuated by the visiting German baroness that possesses all that he longs for. For Liina, winning Hans’ requited love proves incredibly complicated in this dark, harsh landscape where spirits, werewolves, plagues, and the devil himself converge, where thievery is rampant, and where souls are highly regarded, but come quite cheap.

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Editor's Choice: Top 10 Horror Films of 2017 Part II - @JonOnAString

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Editor's Choice: Top 10 Horror Films of 2017 Part II - @JonOnAString

2017 was an incredible year for horror fans. Not only did we see several Stephen King adaptations (including the block busting IT), horror has once again found itself with strong representation going into awards season. There is no shortage of supply for Top 10 lists this time of year, but we’ve taken it upon ourselves to avoid all hype and critical reception in our own Best of 2017. Controversial opinions abound in the list below!

Join us as we say goodbye to 2017, in Part II with editor JonOnAString‘s favorite horror and genre films of the year. You can also read KimmiKillZombie‘s Top 10 list HERE. We’ve a few surprises up our sleeves with added underdogs, lesser known picks, some surprising omissions – and a few festival finds, including films from; The Overlook Film Festival, Fantasia Festival, Fantastic Fest, and TIFF!

Hear our full thoughts on each of the films below on this week’s episode of the Nightmare on Film Street Podcast. Also well, Kim and Jon keep the conversation going, discussing some of the more controversial omissions from this year’s list in their Honorable Mentions of 2017, available to our Patreon supporters.

Without further ado:

JonOnAString’s Top 10 Films of 2017

  #10 – Super Dark Times

Director: Kevin Phillips Writer: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino

Plot: Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

Read Nightmare on Film Street’s full review of Super Dark Times

#9 Le Manoir

Director: Tony T. Datis Writer: Bernardo Barilli, Dominique Gauriaud, Marc Jarousseau, Jurij Prette Cast: Marc Jarousseau, Nathalie Odzierejko, Lud

Plot: A band of students comes to celebrate the New Year in an old manor house isolated from everything. But soon after their arrival, strange events disrupt the atmosphere, before the party turns squarely to the nightmare.

  #8 – Get Out

Director: Jordan Peele Writer: Jordan Peele Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford

Plot: It’s time for a young African-American to meet with his white girlfriend’s parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before long, the friendly and polite ambiance will give way to a nightmare.

  #7 – November

Director: Rainer Sarnet Writer: Andrus Kivirähk, Rainer Sarnet Cast: Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi

Plot: Set in a pagan Estonian village where werewolves, the plague, and spirits roam. The villagers’ main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to that aim, nothing is taboo. People steal from each other, from their German manor lords, and from spirits, the devil, and Christ. To guard their souls, they’ll give them away to thieving creatures made of wood and metal called kratts, who help their masters by stealing more. The pragmatic farmers are faced with a question: is the life that they’ve won through so much toil worth anything, if it lacks a soul?

  #6 – The Devil’s Candy

Director: Sean Byrne Writer: Sean Byrne Cast: Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Pruitt Taylor Vince

Plot: A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas, in this creepy haunted-house tale.

  #5 – Creep 2

Director: Patrick Brice Writer: Patrick Brice, Mark Duplass Cast: Karan Soni, Mark Duplass, Desiree Akhavan

Plot: A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.

Read Nightmare on Film Street’s full review of Creep 2

  #4 – The Ritual

Director: David Bruckner Writer: Joe Barton, Adam Nevill Cast: Rafe Spall, Robert James-Collier, Arsher Ali

Plot: A group of college friends reunite for a trip to the forest, but encounter a menacing presence in the woods that’s stalking them.

Read Nightmare on Film Street’s full review of The Ritual 

  #3 – Lowlife

Director: Ryan Prows Writer: Tim Cairo, Jake Gibson, Shaye Ogbonna, Ryan Prows, Maxwell Michael Towson Cast: Nicki Micheaux, Ricardo Adam Zarate, Jon Oswald

Plot: The sordid lives of an addict, an ex-con, and a luchador collide when an organ harvesting caper goes very, very wrong.

Read Nightmare on Film Street’s full review of Lowlife

#2 – Hounds of Love

Director: Ben Young Writer: Ben Young Cast: Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings, Stephen Curry

Plot: Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted from a suburban street by a disturbed couple. As she observes the dynamic between her captors she quickly realises she must drive a wedge between them if she is to survive.

  #1.5 – My Friend Dahmer

Director: Marc Meyers Writer: Marc Meyers, Derf Backderf Cast: Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche

Plot: You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer—the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper—seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides.

Read Nightmare on Film Street‘s full review of My Friend Dahmer

    #1 – The Shape of Water

Director: Guillermo Del Toro Writer: Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Cast: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins

Plot: An otherworldly fable set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda discover a secret classified experiment.

Read Nightmare on Film Street’s full review of The Shape of Water

  What was your favorite film of 2017? Let us know in the comments below.

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November - Estonia | Netherlands | Poland, 2017

November – Estonia | Netherlands | Poland, 2017

November is a 2017 Estonian-Dutch-Polish fantasy horror feature film written and directed by Rainer Sarnet, based on the novel Rehepapp by Andrus Kivirähk. The movie stars Rea Lest, Jörgen Liik, Arvo Kukumägi and Katariina Unt.

Plot:

A pagan Estonian village is beset by werewolves, the plague, and evil spirits. But the villagers’ main problem is how to survive the cold, dark winter. And, to…