Melchior the Apothecary: The Ghost- Trilogy Melchior – Elmo Nüganen- 90’ (Estonia, Letónia, Lituânia, Alem)
March 4 – 5:15pm – Room 1
Melchior learns the true identity of the apprentice. Vision of a ghost frighten the city. With the arrival of the Holy Inquisition to Tallinn, Melchior must walk in the fine thread between the scientific truth and a cloud of superstition. With a beautiful love story going on, Melchior has to face the attacks of the newcomers and save the innocents all at the same time.
Elmo Nüganen
The trilogy “Melchior” (2022) includes three independent features by this renowned stage director, artistic director of the Tallinn City Theatre and one of the most prestigious in Estonia, especially known for his work with the great classics. As a film director, he is known for the features “Names in Marble” (2013), “Mushrooming” (2012), “Purge” (2012) e “1944” (2015), Estonian submission to the Oscars. With the “Melchior Trilogy” he continues his theme of historic films based on best-selling and internationally acclaimed novels by Indrek Hargla. As an actor, he participated in “Tangerines” (2013), a Golden Globe and an Academy Best Foreign Language film nominee.
TECHNICAL DATA
Título Original: Melchior/ País: Estónia/ Realização: Elmo Nüganen / Ano: 2022/ Argumento: Indrek Hargla, Olle Mirme, : Elmo Nüganen / Actores: Märten Metsavir, Maarja Johanna Mägi, Alo Korve / Contacto:Taska Film, Tallinn / Duração: 100’+90’+93′