History ·TV Movie · Soviet Union · 1991 · 2h 6m

Surmatants

Director

Cast

Evald Hermaküla as Bernt Notke Mikk Mikiver as Hermen Rode Sulev Luik as Schiekel Kalt Peeter Volkonski as Michel Sittow Margus Varusk as Noor Michel Sittow Kaie Mihkelson as Margareth Sittow / Isabel Katolik

Crew

Mait Mäekivi — Director of Photography Marju Juhkum — Editor Lepo Sumera — Original Music Composer Tõnu Virve — Writer Hans H. Luik — Writer Promet Torga — Writer

Synopsis

A historical costume drama where the fragments of the adventurous lives of Bernt Notke, one of the most influential Late Gothic painters, and carpenter Michel Sittow are brought together by the story of the panel painting "Danse Macabre" by Notke and the way the painting reached Tallinn, Estonia from Lübeck.

Mood & Themes

medieval art

Key Collaborators

Tõnu Virve Director Mait Mäekivi Director of Photography Marju Juhkum Editor Lepo Sumera Original Music Composer Tõnu Virve Writer Hans H. Luik Writer Promet Torga Writer Ann Lumiste Costume Design

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