Beauty of the Fatherland

Call Number
127-1-2:300/1

General information

Call No.:
127-1-2:300/1
Part of series
HU OSA 127-1-2 Records of the Network Women's Program: Program records: Audio-visual Records of "16 Days Campaigns"
Located at
VHS PAL #300 / No. 1
Date of production
2001
Date
2001
Level
Item
Primary Type
Moving image
Language
Estonian, English
Duration
51 min.
Notes
Copyright: Open Estonia Foundation, The Network Women's Program of the Open Society Institute, The Institute for Social and Gender Policy (Russia)

Content

Form/Genre
Documentary film
Contents Summary
The film focuses on two protagonists whose views seem at first to embody opposing values and viewpoints: ex-Miss Estonia Tiina Jantson runs beauty contests, while Anne Eenpalu promotes traditional family values as leader of the Girl Scout troupe known as Home Daughters. Each has her own history: Tiina was a supermodel in the Soviet Union, Anne is a granddaughter of Kaarel Eenpalu, one of the presidents of the pre-war Republic of Estonia. Yet the main characters have more in common than might first appear. They are brought together by their very conservative notion about the role of women in society. Both claim to help the talents of young girls unfold, both project their own ideas and desires on them. This film is part of the Gender Montage: Paradigms in Post Soviet Space film series.

Context

Associated Names
Kilmi, Jakk (Director)
Maimik, Andres (Director)