An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through the lens of old friends and colleagues.
Mermaids and humans have crossed paths throughout millennias.Their generally peaceful coexistence is described in naiadological literature, as well as in the folklore of many nations. Our mermaid people are poetic and mysterious - we meet these gentle and femininely charming creatures in nature and in the everyday life around us. The film follows the principles of scientific lyricism, and takes the viewer through the history of naiadology and introduces the main types of mermaids. The mermaids were captured in beautiful places in Estonian waters.
Tõnis Kask (December 2, 1929 – August 27, 2016) was an Estonian film and television director and screenwriter. Tõnis Kask was born in Tarvastu Parish, Viljandi County on 2 December 1929. In 1953 he graduated from Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts' (GITIS) Estonian studio. From 1961 he was the principal director and artistic leader of Tallinn Television Studio (part of Estonian Television). From 1982 to 1984, he worked at Estonian Television, and between 1984 and 1987, he was a director at Tallinnfilm. From 1987 to 1992, he was the chief editor at Eesti Telefilm.
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