Talvelugu

It’s Christmas eve in New York, 1932. Alexi, a large old Russian man, arrives home to find that his young granddaughter has decided to stay up late in the hopes of getting her present early from Santa. Feeling a bit homesick, he sits down with her in front of the open fire and they begin to talk. When she asks about Santa, Alexi gets her to close her eyes and gives her his big old coat as a “present”. But when she complains about the smell he starts telling a story, which brings us back to the beautiful city of St. Petersburg in the late 1800’s. It fallows a young man named Akaky and tells a touching story of an overcoat that changed his life. The Overcoat is based on Gogol’s classic ghost story, which thrills and warms up every heart. (Estonian Film Institute)