Mārtiņš Vērdiņš

The Mills of Fate (1997)

Melodramatic movie with colorful elements of comedy and songs that have deeply rooted in the Latvian folklore. Love triangle - terminally ill university teacher, blind girl and young bard. In the background - wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jānis Streičs
CAST:  Ivars Kalniņš  •  Artūrs Skrastiņš  •  Agnese Zeltiņa  •  Romualds Ancāns

Melodramatic movie with colorful elements of comedy and songs that have deeply rooted in the Latvian folklore. Love triangle - terminally ill university teacher, blind girl and young bard. In the background - wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jānis Streičs
CAST:  Ivars Kalniņš  •  Artūrs Skrastiņš  •  Agnese Zeltiņa  •  Romualds Ancāns

Long Road in the Dunes (1980)

Love and betrayal in a small fishing village in Latvia from 1930s until the Soviet time. Time before WW2, during WW2, punishment in Siberia, Soviet Union, returning home, and above all that - undying love, that still survives no matter what. And, on top of that, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aloiz Brench
CAST:  Juozas Kiselius  •  Lilita Ozoliņa  •  Romualdas Ramanauskas  •  Eduards Pavuls

Love and betrayal in a small fishing village in Latvia from 1930s until the Soviet time. Time before WW2, during WW2, punishment in Siberia, Soviet Union, returning home, and above all that - undying love, that still survives no matter what. And, on top of that, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aloiz Brench
CAST:  Juozas Kiselius  •  Lilita Ozoliņa  •  Romualdas Ramanauskas  •  Eduards Pavuls

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DIRECTION:  Vija Beinerte
CAST:  Leonid Obolensky  •  Lilita Bērziņa  •  Karlis Sebris  •  Līga Liepiņa

Raspberry Wine (1984)

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DIRECTION:  Arvīds Krievs
CAST:  Alvis Birkovs  •  Indra Burkovska  •  Inese Pabērza  •  Ivars Kalniņš

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DIRECTION:  Arvīds Krievs
CAST:  Alvis Birkovs  •  Indra Burkovska  •  Inese Pabērza  •  Ivars Kalniņš

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DIRECTION:  Varis Brasla
CAST:  Enriko Avots  •  Ilona Ozola  •  Edgars Liepiņš  •  Mārtiņš Vērdiņš

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)

DIRECTION:  Rolands Kalniņš
CAST:  Algis Matulionis  •  Jānis Kubilis  •  Hermanis Paukšts  •  Uldis Dumpis

A businessman and a footballer are murdered before an important football match in Prague. Investigation has to be started.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rolands Kalniņš
CAST:  Algis Matulionis  •  Jānis Kubilis  •  Hermanis Paukšts  •  Uldis Dumpis

Rainis (1949)

A biopic of Rainis (born as Jānis Pliekšāns), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician, whose works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuli Raizman
CAST:  Jānis Grantiņš  •  Milda Klētniece  •  Artūrs Filipsons  •  Elza Radzina

A biopic of Rainis (born as Jānis Pliekšāns), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician, whose works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Yuli Raizman
CAST:  Jānis Grantiņš  •  Milda Klētniece  •  Artūrs Filipsons  •  Elza Radzina

The Times of the Surveyors (1968)

Land surveyors arrive in two parishes to measure and redistribute manor land. The rivalry between both feoffees for land and woman begins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Voldemārs Pūce
CAST:  Vija Artmane  •  Gunārs Cilinskis  •  Eduards Pavuls  •  Harijs Avens

Land surveyors arrive in two parishes to measure and redistribute manor land. The rivalry between both feoffees for land and woman begins.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Voldemārs Pūce
CAST:  Vija Artmane  •  Gunārs Cilinskis  •  Eduards Pavuls  •  Harijs Avens

Rally (1978)

During an international rally two contestants find a hidden painting in the door of their car. In order to not get removed from the track riders do not report to their team management.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aloiz Brench
CAST:  Vytautas Tomkus  •  Valentina Titova  •  Aleksandr Vokach  •  Rolands Zagorskis

During an international rally two contestants find a hidden painting in the door of their car. In order to not get removed from the track riders do not report to their team management.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Aloiz Brench
CAST:  Vytautas Tomkus  •  Valentina Titova  •  Aleksandr Vokach  •  Rolands Zagorskis

Klavs - The Son of Martin (1970)

The son of Martins Viksna, the collective farm chairman, Klavs comes home from the military service and starts working in his native kolkhoz but does not understand his colleagues, so he goes to town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oļģerts Dunkers
CAST:  Lidija Freimane  •  Mārtiņš Vērdiņš  •  Elza Radzina  •  Līga Liepiņa

The son of Martins Viksna, the collective farm chairman, Klavs comes home from the military service and starts working in his native kolkhoz but does not understand his colleagues, so he goes to town.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Oļģerts Dunkers
CAST:  Lidija Freimane  •  Mārtiņš Vērdiņš  •  Elza Radzina  •  Līga Liepiņa