Faulty Brides (1929)

Interesting facts

Vigased pruudid is an Estonian feature-length comedy film made in 1929, based on Eduard Vilde's story of the same name. The film was directed by Johannes Loop and Konstantin Märska. A few minutes of excerpts from the film have been preserved.

Background and history

Vigased prudid was the first film based on an Estonian literary work and also the second feature film by the director Konstantin Märska. In the summer of 1928, Märska returned to his homeland from Berlin with years of experience in film work. On February 11, 1929, the newspaper Esmaspäev wrote about the intention of the Film-Klub (a club of film enthusiasts founded in 1924) to make a film based on Vilde's story.

Vigased prudid was premiered at the Rekord cinema in Tallinn to a "small circle of cinema enthusiasts" on September 26, 1929, and it was shown for 11 days in a row. The audience liked the film, and already in January and February 1930 it was screened again in Tallinn, and it ran for five consecutive days at the Skala cinema and eight at the Kungla cinema.

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