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Young Pensioner

1972 · 80 min

A gentle, playful comedy about starting over, with mild satire and a warm, easygoing charm.

Directed by
Sulev Nõmmik
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ervin Abel, Lia Laats, Leida Rammo
Overview
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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Directed by
Sulev Nõmmik
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Ervin Abel, Lia Laats, Leida Rammo
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • class
  • coming-of-age
  • work
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sulev Nõmmik
Written by
Enn Vetemaa, Sulev Nõmmik
Starring
Ervin Abel, Lia Laats, Leida Rammo, Helmut Vaag, Marika Samussenko, Lisl Lindau, Einari Koppel, Silvia Urb
Music
Ülo Vinter
Cinematography
Harry Rehe
Runtime
80 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Estonian

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