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The Temptation of St. Tony

2009 Estonian film

The Temptation of St. Tony (Estonian: Püha Tõnu kiusamine) is a 2009 Estonian film written and directed by Veiko Õunpuu, starring Taavi Eelmaa. The plot has been described as a black comedy and centers around a successful, middle aged man who becomes interested in questions about morality.[3] The film was a co-production between companies from Estonia, Sweden and Finland.[4][5]

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Cast

Awards and nominations

Markku Pätilä and Jaagup Roomet were nominated for Best Production Designers at the European Film Awards 2010 for their work on the film.[6] The Temptation of St. Tony was selected as Estonia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards,[7] but it didn't make the final shortlist.[8]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Püha Tõnu kiusamine / The Temptation of St. Tony". Homeless Bob Production. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. [2]
    "Finland's Bronson Club Tempted By St Tony". Nordisk Film & TV Fond. 27 June 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  3. [3]
    (2008-10-23) "Shooting begins on Veiko Õunpuu’s feature The temptation of St. Tony." Estonian Film Foundation. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
  4. [4]
    Pham, Annika (2009-04-27). "Interview with Katrin Kissa." Cineuropa. Retrieved on 2009-10-05.
  5. [5]
    Ruus, Jaan (2009-09-16). "Õunpuu ränk heitlus elu ja kunsti nime." Eesti Ekspress. Retrieved on 2010-09-14.
  6. [6]
    "Nominations for the 23rd European Film Awards". europeanfilmacademy.org. European Film Academy. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  7. [7]
    Holdsworth, Nick (2010-09-10). "Estonia enters 'St. Tony' in Oscar race". Variety. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  8. [8]
    "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-01-19.


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