Georg (film)
Encyclopedia
Georg is a 2007 biography
drama
film about Estonia
n singer Georg Ots
. It was directed by Peeter Simm and written by Mati Põldre and Aleksandr Borodyansky. They used interview material from Georg Ots' second wife Asta Ots. The film stars prominent Estonian actor Marko Matvere
, Russian actress Anastasiya Makeyeva and Latvian singer Renars Kaupers
.
Film was released in Estonia on October 5, 2007. Georg was made together by Estonia
, Russia
and Finland
and it approximately runs 105 minutes. Film's budget was 32 million Estonian kroons, which is the highest budget Estonian film ever. Georg was shot on location in Tallinn, Helsinki and Moscow.
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
film about Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
n singer Georg Ots
Georg Ots
Georg Ots, People's Artist of the USSR was an Estonian opera singer...
. It was directed by Peeter Simm and written by Mati Põldre and Aleksandr Borodyansky. They used interview material from Georg Ots' second wife Asta Ots. The film stars prominent Estonian actor Marko Matvere
Marko Matvere
Marko Matvere is an Estonian actor. He was the front actor of the Tallinn City Theatre since graduating from the Higher Theatre School of the Estonian Academy of Music in 1990, but was to go freelance in 2004. Matvere is one of the most famous and expensive Estonian actor. He made his first movie...
, Russian actress Anastasiya Makeyeva and Latvian singer Renars Kaupers
Renars Kaupers
Renārs Kaupers, artistic name Reynard Cowper is a Latvian pop singer and songwriter.He is the lead singer of the Latvian pop/rock band Brainstorm, which came third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with their song "My Star"...
.
Film was released in Estonia on October 5, 2007. Georg was made together by Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and it approximately runs 105 minutes. Film's budget was 32 million Estonian kroons, which is the highest budget Estonian film ever. Georg was shot on location in Tallinn, Helsinki and Moscow.
Cast
- Marko MatvereMarko MatvereMarko Matvere is an Estonian actor. He was the front actor of the Tallinn City Theatre since graduating from the Higher Theatre School of the Estonian Academy of Music in 1990, but was to go freelance in 2004. Matvere is one of the most famous and expensive Estonian actor. He made his first movie...
as Georg Ots - Anastasiya Makeyeva as Asta Ots
- Renars KaupersRenars KaupersRenārs Kaupers, artistic name Reynard Cowper is a Latvian pop singer and songwriter.He is the lead singer of the Latvian pop/rock band Brainstorm, which came third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with their song "My Star"...
as Caesar - Elle Kull as Lydia Ots
- Tõnu Kark as Karl Ots
- Mirtel Pohla as Margot
- Karin Touart as Ilona
- Rein Oja as Richard
- Aleksander Okunev as Nikolaev
- Sergey Fetissov as Nikita KhrushchevNikita KhrushchevNikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War. He served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964...
- Bert Raudsepp as painter
- Indrek Taalmaa as Talesh
- Hele Kõre as Asta Ots (voice)
- Andero Hermel as Caesar (voice)