A young intellectual, Mati, engineers himself into a situation where he has to spend a weekend with his wife Helina and her lover Eduard. The trio goes to Eduard's summer house, surrounded by the majestic scenery of big forests and an empty beach. Mati, either out of jealousy or pride, has decided to win back his wife and will do anything his introverted and inert mind can come up with.
Die reine Leere
Estonia
Estonia
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Mu vanemad rääkisid koguaeg, kui hea see film on. Ei, nagu see on huvitav ja ma võiks sellest rääkida, aga selle asemel tahan ma rääkida sellest vetsu ehitusest, mis on filmi lõpus.
Kemmergus on kolm radiaatorit, kui kuradi külm saab seal olla, et on vaja 1. selja taha 2. pea jaoks 3. paremale jalale, ning miks siis mitte panna üks vasakule jalale?
Seal on nii palju ruumi poti ja nende seinte vahel, nagu sinna mahuks inimesi.
Miks see vetsupaber mingi paar senti liiga kõrgele on asutatud, ma ei tee nalja see on perfektselt nata liiga kõrgel.
See pissuaar on hele sinine ja kõik muu on valge, valge pissuaar on kõige tavalisem. Kust kurat sa helesinise leidsid?
Aga minu põhi probleem…
this might be one of my favourite estonian movies. loved the absurdity and off-beat acting. even though it’s really funny and doesn’t seem to take itself too seriously, it still has an underlying melancholy and poetry to it, which i really enjoyed. every shot was a masterpiece.
see oli nagu 40-minutiline visuaalne luuletus.
traagiline, samas absurdne tegevustik justkui mattus lummavate (loodus)kaadrite alla. kompa paigas; saab küll ilusaid filme eestis teha.
B-
undoubtedly beautiful, even admirable in its best moments, but also screams how it is the first major experiment with the film format by Veiko Õunpuu, a freshly graduated young (and likely crisis-stricken) man from theater school, searching for his voice and style. Empty's strongest aspect is the melancholic tone that Õunpuu creates and maintains until the excellent final scene. also surprisingly funny, and with each passing day, i become more convinced that Juhan Ulfsak is the best thing God has given to Estonia.
You don’t know shit about love.
Any attempt to explain what makes this work would just muddy it (not that I probably could anyway.) The film has a spirit that carries it beyond any of its limitations and made for an engaging watch.
Mati is a prick but, him knowing that deep down, it was easy to be drawn to the character. I knew nothing of the actor Rain Tolk going in, but he does fantastic work with him.
If nothing else, the film has made me want a suit that matches the sand of a favourite beach.
vajan armastust ja tahan seksida. kaks ühes
Taniel oskab leida geniaalseid kaadreid, mille tervik on kokku nii lummav
koloriit oli kaunis
mõnusalt lühike film, mida vaataksin iga kell uuesti
I enjoyed it and Rain Tolk is great but, if you'll pardon the pun, it felt a bit empty.
Juhan Ulfsak probably steals the movie though. He's amazing in this, despite such little screen time.
Might be too late to mention but this is free on Arkaader currently. (link to movie)
mati on riides nagu borat.
film jäljendab undi raamatute stiili väga hästi - alati kui loen tunnen, et tegelased on üksinda tühjades tegevuspaikades. nii oli ka filmis.
kaadrid on kõik väga ilusad, seda isegi sita resolutsiooniga.
naljatlev-melanhoolia, mis tekitab palju küsimusi, aga vähe vastuseid.
Estonian auteur Veiko Õunpuu directs his first film here in Empty and it is quite interesting to see where the offbeat and odd genius began that went on to direct the superior to the simply great film(s) of Autmun's Ball and The Temptation of St. Tony.
Clocking in at only 40 minutes, Õunpuu sets up an absurd scenario of complicated infidelities. Some dark humor ensues but mostly the film has this strange light hearted charm even in the face of such serious events with two men battling over the heart of one woman. A true Estonian ménage à trois but with awkward and uncomfortable tendencies. Empty doesn't match up to the brilliance of Õunpuu's next two features but it is nonetheless an impressive debut.
I wish my name was Peep too.
Brilliant
