Linnar Priimägi
Acting
Biography
Linnar Priimägi (born March 29, 1954 in Tallinn) is an Estonian art historian, journalist, literary critic, poet and actor. He graduated from Tartu State University in philology, Estonian Academy of Arts and Tallinn University. Priimägi is a docent at Tallinn University.
Born: March 29, 1954
Place of Birth: Tallinn, Harju County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]
Known For
November
In a poor Estonian village, a group of peasants use magic and folk remedies to survive the winter, and a young woman tries to get a young man to love her.
An Unusual Story
A young investigator fresh from the university gets assigned an arson case. 18-year-old Epp-Kai has admitted to the crime but he cannot see the girl's motive. His partner, an experienced investigator, already has enough work and doesn't think it's necessary to have further conversations with the accused. The young investigator senses however that Epp-Kai is hiding something.
The Temptation of St. Tony
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.
Christmas in Vigala
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.
All My Lenins
Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia with German money and create a new national state of Estonia in the north-east of Russia. For security reasons, five doubles will be found and trained for Lenin. All of them are finally sent to Russia to instigate the revolution. How will the real Lenin put up with all this?
186 Kilometers
Jan Uuspõld is a talented actor who is not up to scratch due to his problems with alcohol. He makes up his mind to stop taking clownish roles and accepts a serious part in a play at Vanemuise theatre instead. His journey from Tallinn to Tartu becomes an unusual and in a way exaggerated voyage depicting the life and mentality of contemporary Estonia through various human natures, attitudes and ways of thinking.
Mephistopheles
From time to time, Mephistopheles manifests himself to the Estonian people through Linnar Priimägi. The released energy gives birth to chaos. Manfred Vainokivi tries his hardest to portray the one who causes it. Unsuccessfully, of course. Because even the largest letters are unreadable in twilight, as Goethe said. And there is a lot of twilight now. At least according to Linnar.
Reich of the Reich
Das Nazi Virus has broken loose. The elite squad from the 2019 trash hit "Reich of the Dead" sent to eradicate the virus has failed. In the headquarters, the survivors are being interrogated and prosecuted. Chaos and paranoia reign, boundaries between reality and delusions have been blurred. Meanwhile, nazi zombies have seized an old seaside fortress where they are conducting experiments to create new zombie soldiers. Another team of soldiers is being sent to take back the fortress and save the day. But time is running out...
Villem Ernits
A documentary portrait about a linguist and scientist Villem Ernits, made in occasion of his 130th anniversary.
Choose Order
Scandalous TV journalists Rain Tolk and Ken Saan of Esto TV disguise as nationalists and infiltrate the conservative party Res Publica to expose xenophobia, racism and intolerance.
Filmography
as Self
as Kratt Joosep (voice)
as Visitor in the Club
as Philologist Linnar
as Self
as Romberg
as Baron Uexküll
as Class organizer