简介：Themaincharacter,Helmi,isbornintothehouseofBaronvonStrandmanninOld-TownTallinn,in1908.TheonlythingthatsheknowsforsureaboutherpastisthathermotherwasanEstonianservantgirl.Everythingelseisadiscoveryduringalifethatrunsthecourseofacentury-alifethathasquitealotofsurprisesinstoreforHelmi.Inthishouseshefindshappinessandsuffering,passionanddisappointment.ShegrowsupalongsideyoungErikandwaitsforherbiglovetoblossom.ButonefloordownlivesprojectionistJulius-amanwhoisfarfromindifferentwhenitcomestoHelmi.Allofthebiggesthistoricaleventsofthecenturyleavetheirmarkonthehouse.Itshardwoodfloorshavebornsoldiers'gruffbootsandgentleman'sshinyoxfords.Itswallshaveheldthefatesofpeoplefromfarandnear,foreignersandlocals.Helmi'shomebecomesaGermansalon,arevolutionmuseum,andaworkingclasscommune.Andasfreedomcomes,realestatecrooksstartsniffingaroundtheplace.TheonlythingsthatremainunchangedintheseturbulenttimesarethecinemahallprojectinglivingimagesonthescreenandJulius'squietloveforHelmi.DirectorHardiVolmer'shistoricallovestorycombinesthegrotesqueofearlysilentfilmswiththemelodramaofthegoldenageofcinemawithelementsofboththeepicandthecomic.…