Directing
Ilmar Taska
Born
1953-05-21 (73)
Place of birth
Kirov, Kirov Oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
Known for
Directing
Credits
7 titles
Ilmar Taska (born May 21, 1953, in Kirov) is an Estonian filmmaker and writer, who was writer and producer for 20th Century Fox movie Back in the USSR (1992) and producer for Candles in the Dark directed by Maximilian Schell. Ilmar Taska's 2016 novel Pobeda 1946 has been translated into many languages and was nominated for the Jarl Hellemann Translation Prize in Finland as best translated book of the year (translated by Jouko Vanhanen). Ilmar Taska was born in Russia, where his family had been sent from Estonia by Stalin's repressions before WW2. Ilmar Taska grew up and went to school in Estonia where he won a Noorte Hääl youth literary prize. Ilmar Taska graduated (MA) from Moscow Film Ins…
Known for
3.7On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at first seems like a regular crime investigation turns out to be something more - a tale of love, alienation and new hope.
Set Point
2004
5.0A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow.
Back in the USSR
1992
7.0An up-close look into the life of the often misunderstood movie director Grigori Kromanov through the lens of old friends and colleagues.
Grisha
1996
6.0Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Republic of Estonia. After she arrives, she finds that her father is part of the dissident anti-soviet underground. She soon find her self engulfed in the struggle with her father and a lot of new friends, and finds herself being hunted by the KGB.
Candles in the Dark
1993
4.7An American entertainer and an Estonian woman are torn apart by hate and prejudice.
Out of the Cold
1999
NRDedicated to the 80th anniversary of Andrei Tarkovsky. The film uses unique materials related to the years Tarkovsky spent in Italy, personal accounts of friends and professionals, the shooting locations of his films, to what degree his works reflects his personal life. The film brings us closer to the man to whom contemporary filmmaking owes so much.
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky
2012
Film credits
Behind the camera
3.7On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at first seems like a regular crime investigation turns out to be something more - a tale of love, alienation and new hope.
Set Point
2004
3.7On one summer evening, four strangers are brought together by a mysterious murder. A case which at first seems like a regular crime investigation turns out to be something more - a tale of love, alienation and new hope.
Set Point
2004
5.0A vacationing American and a sultry Russian thief lead police and smugglers on a deadly chase through Moscow.
Back in the USSR
1992
6.0Candles in the Dark is the story of a girl who comes to visit her father's homeland, the Soviet Republic of Estonia. After she arrives, she finds that her father is part of the dissident anti-soviet underground. She soon find her self engulfed in the struggle with her father and a lot of new friends, and finds herself being hunted by the KGB.
Candles in the Dark
1993
4.7An American entertainer and an Estonian woman are torn apart by hate and prejudice.
Out of the Cold
1999