Rein Maran Movies

Little Kati spends her summer at her grandma's. Her playmates are the village boys and the whole countryside - animals, flowers, the wind and stones....

A wonderful story about how brothers, who came to the forestry during the summer holidays, raised a crane, wolf cubs and other forest animals. The...

Sequel to the "The Waterfowl People". The author interprets the kinship, linguistic and cultural relationships of the Finno-Ugric peoples. Finns,...

Mermaids and humans have crossed paths throughout millennias.Their generally peaceful coexistence is described in naiadological literature, as well...

One summer, the life cycle of one great crested grebe couple. Screenwriter, director and cinematographer Rein Maran.

Based on Jaan Anvelt's novel "Outlaws" which deals with the struggle of the Estonian Communist Workers' Movement and the life of revolutionaries in...

There are more than 800 known grove sites in Estonia, the ancient holy places of nature. Groves were protected by the religious customs of rural...

Eduard Wiiralt (1898-1954) is considered to be the most prominent master of Estonian graphic art in the first half of 20th century. Wiiralt's...

Every year, the local people gather with their guests in Samma village in Virumaa near Tammealuse hiie to celebrate the beginning of summer. Memories...

Toad, the primeval inhabitant of the earth. One of the first living creatures who dared to venture from sea to land and some of whose species are now...

Aranei - spiders on web threads, leaves of grass and tree bark that may remain unnoticed and misunderstood from the height of the human eye.

Interesting and fancy spring tournaments are commencing on the beach meadows. The male ruffs gather here for their spectacular and complex lekking....

Cornflower - a common weed in a rye field ... A modest bouquet of cornflowers, which is repeatedly given to survivors, mating couples and all those...

Rein Maran's film about one of the most beautiful and mysterious animals in our forests. Maran was assisted by cameraman Tõnu Talpsep, artist...

A poetic feature film about Estonian nature, briefly about cities, industry and agriculture.

The common European adder, the only venomous snake native to Estonia, has often been feared and hated among the people. "Tavaline rästik"...

A lot remains to be found out about the spirit bird of ancient Estonians, the crane. Rein Maran's magical camera and the informativity that surprises...

Estonian primitive and untouched bogs and folk songs. Composer Lepo Sumera, sings Anne Maasik. By Rein Maran, Operator Vallo Kepp.