Leyda LAIUS
Лейда ЛАЙУС
Leïda LAIOUS
USSR (Estonia), 1965, 88mn 
fiction
The Milkman from Mäeküla
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Молочник из Мяэкюла

 

 Le Laitier de Mäeküla

 Molochnik iz Miaekiula

Other titles : Mäeküla piimamees (titre original)
 
Directed by : Leyda LAIUS (Лейда ЛАЙУС)
Based on the novel from Eduard Vilde
 
Cast
Jüri YARVET (Юри ЯРВЕТ)
Elle EHA (Элле ЭХА)
Ants LAUTER (Антс ЛАУТЕР)
 
Cinematography : Mikhail DOROVATOVSKY (Михаил ДОРОВАТОВСКИЙ)
Production : Таллинфильм / Tallinfilm
Release date in Russia : 10/07/1965
 
Sites : IMDb, Kino-teatr

Plot synopsis
Tynu, a poor peasant, longs to get rich and provide for his family. He gives his young wife, Marie, to an aging baron in exchange for a lucrative position as a milkman. Tynu achieves success and wealth, becoming one of the richest men in the village. However, money does not bring him happiness, and his family falls apart. In the end, Tynu’s life comes to a tragic end.
 

Selected in the following festivals or events :
- Baltic Soviet films, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026

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