Rolands Kalniņš
Rolands Kalniņš (1922-2022) was a Latvian film director. The last and only Latvian cinema aristocrat. Kalniņš possesses an intelligence of the soul. His films are smart, and the passage of time becomes them; forming new contexts reveals previously unread levels of content and subtext.
Bitter Wine (2007)
Donats is a modern-day Don Juan juggling the various women in his life seemingly without any consequences, until he falls in love with Agnese. Her husband, Ralfs, turns out to be a formidable opponent. (more)
Donats is a modern-day Don Juan juggling the various women in his life seemingly without any consequences, until he falls in love with Agnese. Her husband, Ralfs, turns out to be a formidable opponent. (more)
Akmens un šķembas (1966)
During World War II three best friends are mobilized into the Waffen-SS Latvian Legion. Years later their fates continue to intertwine, as memories of war loom in back of their minds. (more)
During World War II three best friends are mobilized into the Waffen-SS Latvian Legion. Years later their fates continue to intertwine, as memories of war loom in back of their minds. (more)
In the Underworld (1963)
A story about children helping the Soviet Army during the war. (more)
A story about children helping the Soviet Army during the war. (more)
Rocky Road (1983)
Based on the popular novel of the same title by Vilis Lācis. Latvia, the 1930s. Roberts Līviņš, the son of a dockhand, becomes an architect by his own efforts, thanks to arduous work and talent. But in his relationship with Līvija, the daughter of the rich ... (more)
Based on the popular novel of the same title by Vilis Lācis. Latvia, the 1930s. Roberts Līviņš, the son of a dockhand, becomes an architect by his own efforts, thanks to arduous work and talent. But in his relationship with Līvija, the daughter of the rich ... (more)
The Game Is Taking Place Anyway (1985)
A businessman and a footballer are murdered before an important football match in Prague. Investigation has to be started. (more)
A businessman and a footballer are murdered before an important football match in Prague. Investigation has to be started. (more)
Eternal Faust (1999)
A story about the significance of Goethe’s Faust in the development of Latvian literature, language, publishing, culture and theatre. The video highlights the intersection of world cultures and their mutual development, as well as the courage of the people to ... (more)
A story about the significance of Goethe’s Faust in the development of Latvian literature, language, publishing, culture and theatre. The video highlights the intersection of world cultures and their mutual development, as well as the courage of the people to ... (more)
Four White Shirts (1967)
Cezars Kalnins, portrayed by "Latvian Harrison Ford” Uldis Pucitis, installs telephones by day and composes pop songs by night. The puritan Soviet censorship deems Cezars’s lyrics "unsuitable and frivolous” and "unfit for the Soviet youth”. In fact, it can be ... (more)
Cezars Kalnins, portrayed by "Latvian Harrison Ford” Uldis Pucitis, installs telephones by day and composes pop songs by night. The puritan Soviet censorship deems Cezars’s lyrics "unsuitable and frivolous” and "unfit for the Soviet youth”. In fact, it can be ... (more)
The Warrior of the Queen (1970)
The hard work plays an important role in the personal growth of a runner. (more)
The hard work plays an important role in the personal growth of a runner. (more)
Ceplis (1972)
Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist ... (more)
Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist ... (more)
Maritime Climates (1974)
The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power hadn’t got worried by the rushes they saw, which lead them to terminate the production. In 1992, Rolands Kalniņš made this edit of ... (more)
The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power hadn’t got worried by the rushes they saw, which lead them to terminate the production. In 1992, Rolands Kalniņš made this edit of ... (more)
Four Springs (1975)
The wonderful power of folk songs and dances that helps to notice the beauty of the world and human relations. (more)
The wonderful power of folk songs and dances that helps to notice the beauty of the world and human relations. (more)
Male Games in the Open Air (1978)
Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium. (more)
Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium. (more)
Conversation with a Queen (1980)
A cinematic portrait of the actress and performer Vija Armane. (more)
A cinematic portrait of the actress and performer Vija Armane. (more)
Three Days to Contemplate (1980)
Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help. (more)
Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help. (more)
Three Days of Reflection (1982)
Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help. (more)
Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help. (more)
Revolution of 1905 in Latvia. (more)
Ilze (1959)
A political film based in Latvian countryside in 1947. (more)
A political film based in Latvian countryside in 1947. (more)
Purva bridējs - Uldis Pūcītis (2020)
A TV documentary about Latvian actor Uldis Pūcītis, featuring fragments from many of his films ("Swap Treader", "Four White Shirts" and others), as well as stories by people who knew him - actors and directors, former lovers and classmates. (more)
A TV documentary about Latvian actor Uldis Pūcītis, featuring fragments from many of his films ("Swap Treader", "Four White Shirts" and others), as well as stories by people who knew him - actors and directors, former lovers and classmates. (more)