Jüri Arrak
Biography
Jüri Arrak (October 24, 1936 – October 16, 2022) was an Estonian painter, whose works with distinguished and recognizable style have won acclaim around the world.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Ants Laikmaa
The Christmas of 1905 in Vigala is not a peaceful holiday. The manor house has just been pillaged during the peasant's revolt; the air is full of smoke of fire and there is the premonition of inevitable punishment. Bernhard Laipmann is a tenant farmer whose wife is asking him to leave home since her husband keeps drawing the attention of the authorities. Having doubts about leaving, Laipmann is inspired by endeavouring towards freedom and equality and alarmed by the violence of the revolution.
Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Republic of Estonia. After she arrives, she finds that her father is part of the dissident anti-soviet underground. She soon find her self engulfed in the struggle with her father and a lot of new friends, and finds herself being hunted by the KGB.
Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self - Interviewee
When love is the greatest torment, will art or play save you? A dramatic documentary about author Vaino Vahing.