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Lisl Lindau

Lisl Lindau

Acting
1907-09-02

Biography

Lisl Lindau (civil name Liise; September 2, 1907, Tori – July 14, 1985, Tallinn) was an Estonian actress, People's Artist of the Estonian SSR (1967).

Known For & Full Filmography12 Titles

#1Young Pensioner

Movie - 1972, 2h 15m • as Employment Officer

6.1 / 10
Comedy

One lovely day a young man, a former ballet dancer suddenly finds himself on a pension and begins searching for a new place in life. Fate brings him together with a rather mischievous young day for whom her mother has been trying to find a tutor. Many exciting events begin to take place.

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#2Underwater Reefs

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • as Eeva

7.5 / 10
Drama

Tõnis Hoopkaup is the head of a fishing collective in Tagaranna, a village on the Estonian island of Saaremaa. On the day of his wedding to fishing engineer Riina, he receives two important presents – a new trawling net, which he hopes will help him sail past rival collectives, and a cigarette case with an anchor on it. The case reminds him of his soaring pre-war dreams, when he was in love with the daughter of the most powerful man in Tagaranna. But her hard-hearted father put paid to their wedding plans. Now the bookkeeper Lauer has moved into the old house with his sister Lidia, and Tõnis wants to get close to her, as close as he once was with his great love … The personal and professional misconduct of a functionary who risks foundering morals is at the centre of love triangle drama featuring a wealth of local colour and complex characters.

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#3The Milkman of Mäeküla

Movie - 1965, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

5.7 / 10
Drama

A baron gives a poor peasant a well-paid job of a milkman but for reward he has to accept his beloved girl going to the mansion from time to time. Does the wealth outweigh the honor and conscience?

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#4Gladiator

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • as (uncredited)

7.5 / 10
Drama

Joonas and Tiidrik are two men from the island of Saaremaa who recklessly escape from the German prison during the First World War. Yet, there are no peaceful times in their home country neither.

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#5The Smacking Sea

Movie - 1981, 2h 15m • as Lammi's Wife

7.5 / 10
Drama

The Smacking Sea is a film about the work of traditional seal hunters on the smacking Baltic Sea and their life in the coastal village.

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#6Uninvited Guests

Movie - 1959, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

7.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

Four Estonians who have escaped to Sweden during the war return to Soviet Estonia in the 1950s. The four saboteurs work for the Western Secret Service. Difficulties arise when they cross the border with an injured companion - the three have to decide what to do next.

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#7In the Backyard

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as Fenja

7.5 / 10
Drama

The story of the distressed residents living in poor slums during the economic crisis of the first Estonian Republic in early 1930s. It is the life in the backyard both literally and symbolically. Based on the story "In the Backyard" by Oskar Luts and the drama play directed by Andres Särev.

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#8Girl in Black

Movie - 1967, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10
Drama

Young Saale, the girl in black with her small suitcase, comes to live with her aunt in a fishermen's village. Her only precious thing is a glass ball that is a memory of her mother whose death has left Saale alone in the world. She has been repelled and humiliated, so she is not expecting anything good to come from people. For her surprise, young fisherman Tanel is ready to walk with her by the sea even if they won't speak a word. He doesn't think Saale is strange and he won't ridicule her for her religious views. Slowly, Saale opens up for the bright sides of earthly life.

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#9Pimedad aknad

Drama Series - 1969, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role

7.0 / 10
War & PoliticsDrama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#10A Woman Heats the Sauna

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Minna

5.6 / 10
Drama

The story is about a woman, who has to heat up the company's sauna, because the bosses want to entertain foreign visitors. The sauna is situated in a small village where her ex-husband is from, and an old aunt of his is still living. In addition to having to face her bosses she also has to face her past.

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#11The Lost Ones

Movie - 1971, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

8.0 / 10
ThrillerDrama

Two young nationalists from Soviet Estonia falls under the influence of popular radio DJ Rudolf Talgre, who during the war collaborated with the Nazis and was proud of it and now settled in Sweden. However, one of the friends begins to doubt the correctness of the “voice”, which leads to a quarrel between friends ... After going through betrayal and murder, students - Juhan and Linda - still manage to get into the coveted Sweden, where they actually learn the price of the words of their ideological mentor.

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#12Indrek

Movie - 1976, 2h 15m • as Mrs. Malmberg

8.8 / 10
DramaHistory

Based on the second part of the pentalogy "Truth and Justice" by Anton H. Tammsaare.

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