Film or book location · 1969
A film monastery at Kukerand
The Last Relic is based on Eduard Bornhöhe's novel about the last days of Pirita convent. Director Grigori Kromanov needed a monastery of his own, so a monastery set was built at Kukerand, near Virtsu. Other outdoor scenes were shot in Tallinn Old Town, in the passages of the Dominican monastery, at Taevaskoja and in Latvia by the Gauja river. Indoor scenes were filmed in Kuressaare castle, St Nicholas' Church in Tallinn and film studios in Tallinn and Riga. Shooting lasted nine months. The script was written by Arvo Valton, a former mining engineer who had worked in the Maardu quarry. For two years his drafts failed to please the studio's art council, the director or the editor Lennart Meri. The film premiered in Estonia on 23 March 1970.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
"Viimne reliikvia" põhineb Eduard Bornhöhe romaanil Pirita kloostri viimastest päevadest. Lavastaja Grigori Kromanov vajas oma kloostrit, nii et Virtsu lähedale Kukeranda ehitati kloostri dekoratsioon. Teised välisvõtted tehti Tallinna vanalinnas, Dominiiklaste kloostri käikudes, Taevaskojas ja Lätis Gauja jõe ääres. Sisevõtted toimusid Kuressaare piiskopilinnuses, Tallinna Niguliste kirikus ning Tallinna ja Riia filmipaviljonis. Võtted kestsid üheksa kuud. Stsenaariumi kirjutas Arvo Valton, endine mäeinsener, kes oli töötanud Maardu karjääris. Kaks aastat ei rahuldanud tema stsenaarium kord stuudio kunstinõukogu, siis režissööri ega toimetaja Lennart Merit. Film esilinastus Eestis 23. märtsil 1970.
Source: English Wikipedia: The Last Relic; Estonian Wikipedia: Viimne reliikvia. ↗