BigList
Login / Sign up
A Man Who Never Was (1990)

A Man Who Never Was (1990)

Drama
Release Date: 1990, March 18
Directors: Peeter Simm
Countries: Soviet Union
Production: Tallinnfilm
Cast: Enn Lillemets, Peeter Jakobi, Anne Reemann, Andres Lepik, Tõnu Kilgas, Rita Raave, Sulev Luik, Jüri Krjukov, Katri Khorma, Erich Jaansoo

Overview:

In the final weeks of the existence of the Soviet empire, a number of unusual films were released. In this wry Estonian comedy, a woman with an unusual talent for mimicry which eventually earns her a career on the radio between WWII and the Russian resettlement of that country (with a corresponding deportation of millions of Estonians to Siberia). In an absurd fashion, her self-generate sound effects help her get out of all sorts of scrapes with the authorities. When those fail, her incredible nonchalance succeeds. By the end of the film, it becomes clear that she has bestowed her inimitable imitative gift on her newborn son, as well.