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Evald Aavik

Evald Aavik

Acting
1941-01-24
Kuressaare, Saare County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Biography

Evald Aavik (January 24, 1941 – May 7, 2024) was an Estonian actor. Aavik was born in Kuressaare. In 1965 he graduated from Vanemuine Theatre's stage art studio (diploma nr 1). 1966–1988 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, 1986–1989 in Ugala Theatre and 1989–1993 in Estonian Youth Theatre. Besides theatre roles he also appeared in several films

Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles

#1Men in Soldier's Overcoats

Movie - 1968, 2h 15m ‱ as Lieutenant Aava

3.9 / 10
WarDrama

The story of the war film is about paths of the Estonian Shooting Corps (formed by the Red Army) during the WW-2 and how the fight forms an usual man to a loyal soldier. Ideologic aspects of the movie are more hidden than in ordinary Soviet war films but they're still existing.

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#2They Say Tomatoes Love Rock Music

Movie - 2016, 2h 15m ‱ as Aleksander

8.8 / 10
Drama

Aleksander, an old gentleman, maintains a blooming garden surrounding his old house in a sleepy resort town. Karl, his grandson, spends the summer with him and learns about the ways of the nature. Together with autumn rains arrives Aleksander’s daughter Marju, who hopes to inherit the old man’s house, tear it down and put up a guesthouse on the lot instead.

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#3The Pastor of Reigi

Movie - 1978, 2h 15m ‱ as Bellman

7.0 / 10
DramaRomance

Pastor Paul Lempelius comes to the island of HIiumaa that seems to be like the world's end. While serving the pastorate of Reigi in spirit and in truth, Lempelius hopes to get rid of the burden of destiny. However, the local people favour pagan traditions and distrust the strict kingdom of God that Lempelius teaches them. The pastor's beautiful yet childless wife Catharina yearns for joy of life and tenderness that she won't receive from his husband. Instead, a young assistant pastor Jonas Kempe offers her his love. Their love, disregarding all laws, and the primal lifestyle of the islanders will become the touchstone for Lempelius' redemption.

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#4Nest of Winds

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m ‱ as VÔÔras

4.8 / 10
Drama

Set in the post-war years when sovietization was still being resisted by partisans, often at the expense of a farming population intent on rebuilding.

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#5Smile at Last

Movie - 1985, 2h 15m ‱ as Male Teacher

6.1 / 10
DramaFamily

16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children. Only gradually does she develop a sense for the similarly difficult fates of her fellow sufferers, who have long forgotten how to cry. She even falls in love for the first time, not with her self-appointed “protector” Tauri, but with the rough-mannered Robi.

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#6Georgica

Movie - 1998, 2h 15m ‱ as Jakub

6.0 / 10
Drama

The action takes place in post-World War II Estonia. An old man lives alone on a deserted island which the Soviet fighter planes use for nighttime target practicing. A young neglected boy, who has become mute, is banished from the mainland and sent to the island to keep the old man company. Both are haunted by memories, the boy about his mother and the old man about the years before World War I he spent as a young missionary in Africa

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#7Sunday Only

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m ‱ Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10
Drama

50s quiet Estonian town. After a long separation, two brothers met in their parents' house. The younger one, Ilmar, a formerly capable artist, has just been released under an amnesty from a camp where he ended up for some youthful prank. Older brother Alex, by nature a more reserved person who prefers to find compromise solutions, is the complete opposite of Ilmar. The meeting of the brothers develops into a conflict, complicated by the fact that Ilmar got in touch with repeat offenders in the camp, and now they are threatening him with violence.

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#8Christmas in Vigala

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m ‱ as Bernhard Laipmann

6.0 / 10
DramaHistory

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.

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#9Tear of the Prince of Darkness

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m ‱ as Monk

4.2 / 10
HorrorMysteryFantasy

Tallinn, Estonia, days before outbreak of World War II. Hotel detective and Polish writer team up to find Tear of the Prince of Darkness, a legendary ring which can bring Satan’s rule over the world.

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#10The Temptation of St. Tony

Movie - 2009, 2h 15m ‱ as Preacher

6.9 / 10
Drama

A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.

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#11KlaverihÀÀlestaja tuleb kolmapÀeval

Movie - 1973, 2h 15m ‱ Main Cast Role

8.8 / 10
Comedy

The film ridicules stereotyped thinking through an absurdist lens.

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#12Dance Around the Steam Boiler

Movie - 1988, 2h 15m ‱ Main Cast Role

6.8 / 10
DramaHistory

The movie travels through the 20th century by monitoring a steam boiler. We see the history of Estonia through life, agricultural work and people at different times.

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#13Manslayer/Virgin/Shadow

Movie - 2017, 2h 15m ‱ as Heino (Shadow)

4.7 / 10
Drama

The film consists of three chapters. The Manslayer takes place more than a hundred years ago. The leading character Maara is a young bride who is about to start her life in her new family. The Virgin, set in the spring of 1949, tells the story of a young woman called Elina, who has been deported from Ingria into Estonia during the previous war. The Shadow moves in the present, on the border of real life and fantasy. The main character, Luna Lee, has decided to flee from home. Is there anything besides emptiness somewhere? The film is led by the singularity of the leading character - Maara, Elina and Luna Lee are all played by the same actress.

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#14Doctor Stockmann

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m ‱ Main Cast Role

4.0 / 10
Drama

Toomas Stockmann, the head doctor of a water clinic built in a small town by the sea, discovers that the facility is threatened by an infection caused by construction errors in the waterworks. The powerful mayor Peter Stockmann, the doctor's brother, has used his position and connections for commercial and political gain and has ignored the doctor's warnings. The upper class of the town initially supports the doctor's decision to reveal the truth, but the mayor changes due to pressure and personal interests. Dr. Stockmann is labeled an enemy of the people. He must choose whether to stick to his ideas, at the risk of his family, or surrender to demagoguery.

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#15Somnambulance

Movie - 2003, 2h 15m ‱ as Gottfrid

5.6 / 10
Drama

Autumn 1944, Estonia. Tens of thousands of people leave their homeland in fear of approaching frontline. Some seashore villages remain completely empty. A young woman with huge grey eyes gets off the boat. Eetla leaves the last boat, thus giving up her last chance to escape. Defying the cold wind and rain of September, she returns to the lighthouse which is unexpected to her father Gottfrid, the lighthouse keeper, and herself. Eetla's return becomes her self-encounter and self-recognition.

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