Fresh
Full of extreme imagery and offering many darkly satirical touches, this Estonian picture brings to mind the work of Luis Bunuel, David Lynch and Ingmar Bergman.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
The Temptation of St. Tony
The most stupendous and bone chilling tragedy about the agony and decline of one middle-level manager
2009 · 1h 55m · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Veiko Õunpuu
,
Harry Kõrvits
Overview
A mid-level manager who develops an aversion to being a good person questions his morality as he faces the challenges of middle age and loses control of his life.
Director and cast
- Veiko Õunpuu Director
- Harry Kõrvits Director
- Taavi Eelmaa as Tõnu
- Tiina Tauraite as Tony's wife
- Ravshana Kurkova as Nadezhda
- Sten Ljunggren as Herr Meister
- Denis Lavant as Count Dionysos Korzybski
- Hendrik Toompere as Actor Toivo
- Katariina Unt as Toivo's wife
- Rain Tolk Cast
- Harry Kõrvits Cast
- Marika Barabanštšikova Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Temptation of St. Tony becomes a harrowing, often darkly comic nightmare, studded with allusions to art, literature and film.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Ounpuu's orchestrations and barbed surprises, which greatly depend on cinematographer Mart Taniel (and various Estonian theater vets), hold continued promise.
Nicolas Rapold, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
Bizarre and beautiful, disturbing and droll.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Fresh
It's tempting to call this stunning sick joke the work of a true visionary.
David Fear, Time Out New York
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