Film

Tõnu Kõrvits. Moorland Elegies

2018 · 58m · Documentary

Tõnu Kõrvits is a composer in his fifth decade who doesn’t open up easily. Though he is one of the most performed Estonian composers, Tõnu prefers to remain in the shadows. His person and music carry a secret that only unravels for those who can see behind the words, who forget themselves in the music and let the sounds Tõnu created take them along on a mystical, poetical journey that changes anyone who arrives at the end. The film “Moorland Elegies” is named after Tõnu’s nine-part choir cycle, based on Emily Brontë’s almost gothic, dark poetry, that invokes spiritual conditions delicately translated into natural imagery. Tõnu’s enchantingly powerful “Moorland Elegies” has been one of the most sold classical records on the Amazon charts and forms the musical and material core of the film. This is a film about a composer, his music and the people who are deeply touched by his music.

Kersti Kaljulaid

Self

Tõnis Kõrvits

Self

Tõnu Kõrvits

Self

Gunnar Männik

Self

Mark Raidpere

Self

Rein Ränk

Self

• Marianne KõrverDirector of Photography · Producer · Director · Screenplay
• Margus SikkDirector of Photography

Release date

November 6, 2018

Status

Released

Original language

Estonian

Runtime

58m

Genres

Documentary