“November” A tombstone of unrequited love etched with unparalleled whiteness

"November" synopsis

A cold village in Estonia. The poor villagers use their "familiar Kratt" to help them survive by stealing things from their neighbors. Kratts are made from agricultural tools and scraps, and require a "soul" to control them. In order to buy a ``soul,'' they whistle at a crossroads in the forest to summon the devil and make a deal. The devil demands three drops of blood to make a contract, but the villagers think that even that is a waste, and use blackcurrant fruit instead of blood to trick the devil. Lina, a young and beautiful girl who lives in such a village, is in love with Hans, a young man from the village, but Hans falls in love with the beautiful daughter of a German baron at first sight and does not even have any interest in Lina. One night, Hans makes a snowman, Kratt, and uses three blackcurrants to trick the devil. The devil realizes this trick and takes Hans's soul in exchange for giving Kratt's soul to Hans. Hans attempts to use Kratt to take out the Baron's daughter. However, Kratt simply replies, ``You can't steal people, you can only steal livestock and non-living objects.'' In despair, Hans decides to take an action that will change all love.

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the thief who stole my heart

A rural village in Estonia where an epidemic is spreading. Homecoming of the dead. A deal with the devil. In a world whiter than ice and snow, souls who have lost their way continue to wander. In this village, the spirits of the dead and magic are close to people's lives. For many poor villagers, love and romanticism are not an issue. Desire for material values ​​such as ornaments and food outweighs spiritual values. In this village, the ``familiar Krat'', whose body is made of junk agricultural tools and has a soul infused into it through a pact with the devil, is used to steal.

Kratt, shaped like something out of a Tim Burton movie, is always looking for work. When Kratt is not working, he swears and is violent. The villagers seek salvation in the darkness of the curse rather than in the light of prayer. It's all about living. Lina (Lea Resto), the only daughter of a farmer, has a secret crush on a young man, but her father has chosen a marriage partner that does not suit her wishes. The landscape of a winter-dead Estonian village is magical and fantastic, but everything seems hopeless.

“November” (C) Homeless Bob Production, PRPL, Opus Film 2017

Rainal Sarnet's beautiful monochrome film ``November'' (2017) does not seek to find an exotic romance in magic or folklore itself, but rather depicts the whereabouts of souls who have been rejected from them. I'm trying to recreate new magic and folklore in this world. In Estonian fables, there is a heroine who is abused by the villagers as a ``wolf woman,'' but Lina is not a heroine who is ostracized by the community like a witch hunter. Lina can transform into a wolf at will. Lina transforms into a wolf and invades the mansion where the girl that young Hans is in love with lives. Lina has spontaneity. However, her unreachable feelings are looked down upon by most of the villagers.

Hans falls in love with the baron's daughter at first sight. Hans has feelings for a woman from a different class than himself. Lina feels like her loved one has been taken away from her. The baron's daughter suffers from severe sleepwalking and repeatedly attempts to throw herself on moonlit nights. Midnight, Beethoven's piano sonata "Moonlight" resonates. Set in a rural village filled with greed and rampant theft, this film lends its cinematic magic to the heroine's intense feelings. Who is the thief who stole my heart?

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