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Laila Pakalniņa
Laila Pakalniņa (born 4 June 1962) is a Latvian film director and screenwriter. She has directed more than 20 films since 1991. Her film ''The Shoe (film), Kurpe'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Vela'' (1991) * ''Doms (film), Doms'' (1991) * ''Annas Ziemassvētki'' (1992) * ''Baznīca'' (1993) * ''Prāmis'' (1996) * ''Pasts'' (1996) * ''Ozols (film), Ozols'' (1997) * ''The Shoe (film), The Shoe'' (''Kurpe'', 1998) * ''Tusya'' (2000) * ''Papa Gena'' (2001) * ''Mostieties!'' (2001) * ''Mārtiņš (film), Mārtiņš'' (2002) * ''Pitons (film), Pitons'' (2003) * ''Visions of Europe (film), Visions of Europe'' (2004) * ''Buss (film), Buss'' (2004) * ''Leiputrija'' (2004) * ''Teodors'' (2006) * ''Ūdens'' (2006) * ''Ķīlnieks'' (2006) * ''Par dzimtenīti'' (2008) * ''Dawn (2015 film), Dawn'' (2015) * ''Zirdziņ, hallo!'' (2017) * ''Spoon'' (2019) * ''The First Bridge'' (short film, 2020) * ''In the Mirror (film), In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liepāja
Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-free port. In the 19th and early 20th century, it was a favourite place for sea-bathers and travellers, with the town boasting a fine park, many pretty gardens and a theatre. Liepāja is however known throughout Latvia as the "City where the wind is born", likely because of the constant sea breeze. A song of the same name () was composed by Imants Kalniņš and has become the anthem of the city. Its reputation as the windiest city in Latvia was strengthened with the construction of the largest wind farm in the nation (33 Enercon wind turbines) nearby. Liepāja is chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2027. Names and toponymy The name is derived from the Livonian language, Livonian word ''Liiv,'' which means "sand" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mārtiņš (film)
Mārtiņš is a Latvian language, Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Martin (name), Martin. Mārtiņš may refer to: *Latvian mythology, Mārtiņš, ancient Latvian deity *Mārtiņš Antons (1888–1941), Latvian lawyer and politician *Mārtiņš Bondars (born 1971), Latvian financier, politician, and basketball player *Mārtiņš Bots (born 1999), Latvian luger *Mārtiņš Brauns (1951–2021), Latvian composer and musician *Mārtiņš Cipulis (born 1980), Latvian ice hockey left winger *Mārtiņš Freimanis (1977–2011), Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality *Rūsiņš Mārtiņš Freivalds (1942–2016), Latvian computer scientist and mathematician *Mārtiņš Grundmanis (1913–1944), Latvian basketball player *Mārtiņš Karsums (born 1986), Latvian professional ice hockey player *Mārtiņš Ķibilds (1973–2019), Latvian journalist and television personality *Mārtiņš Kravčenko (born 1985), Latvian professional basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1962 Births
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Points
Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final examination or finals, a test given at the end of a course of study or training *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of contests taking place after a regular season or round-robin tournament, culminating in a final by the first definition. Art and entertainment * ''Finals'' (comics), a four-issue comic book mini-series * ''The Finals'', a first-person shooter game Film * ''Final'' (film), a science fiction film * ''The Final'' (film), a thriller film * ''Finals'' (film), a 2019 Malayalam sports drama film Music *Final, a tone of the Gregorian mode *Final (band), an English electronic musical group *''Final (Vol. 1)'', 2021 album by Enrique Iglesias **''Final (Vol. 2)'', 2024 album by Enrique Iglesias * ''The Final'' (album), by Wham! *"The Final", a song by Dir en grey on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Mirror (film)
''In the Mirror'' ( Latvian: ''Spogulī'') is a 2020 absurdist fantasy comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Laila Pakalniņa. It is a reinterpretation of the fairy tale ''Snow White'' by the Brothers Grimm. The cast is composed of Madlēna Valdberga, Lauris Dzelzītis, Elza Leimane, Gatis Gāga, Kaspars Gods and Mikolas Vildžiūnas. Synopsis A CrossFit trainer becomes the father of a newborn baby girl named Snow White. Her mother dies, and her father soon marries a self-centered CrossFit athlete. She exercises constantly, striving to be the best she can be. In fact, she's also becoming the most agile, beautiful, and strongest: she can now do 50 burpees. Meanwhile, Snow White also grows in the realm of CrossFit, and as time goes on, she's poised to surpass her stepmother. Cast * Madlēna Valdberga as Snow White * Lauris Dzelzītis as Snow White's Father * Elza Leimane as Snow White's Stepmother * Gatis Gāga as Sailor * Kaspars Gods * Mikolas Vildžiūnas Rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn (2015 Film)
''Dawn'' () is a 2015 black-and-white Latvian drama film directed by Laila Pakalniņa about Pavlik Morozov, who denounced his father. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. It's a coproduction with Poland and Estonia. Cast * Vilis Daudziņš * Antons Grauds * Andris Keišs * Liena Šmukste * Wiktor Zborowski See also * List of submissions to the 89th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Latvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Republic of Latvia has submitted a variety of films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. The award is given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion p ... References External links National Film Centre Latvia * 2015 films 2015 drama films Latvian drama films Latvian black-and-white films Latvian-language film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Par Dzimtenīti
Par may refer to: Finance * Par value, stated value or face value in finance and accounting * Par yield or par rate, in finance Games * Par (score), the number of strokes a proficient golfer should require to complete a hole, round or tournament. * Par (golf scoring format), an alternative to Stableford and normal stroke play * Par contract, in contract bridge Organizations Businesses * Pan Am Railways, an American holding company * Par Pharmaceutical, now part of Endo International * PaR Systems, an American automation company Political parties * Aragonese Party (''Partido Aragonés'', PAR), Spain * Movement For! (''Kustība Par!''), Latvia * Party for the Restructured Antilles (''Partido Antiá Restrukturá'', PAR), Curaçao * Revolutionary Action Party ('Partido Acción Revolucionaria', PAR), Guatemala * People's Alliance for Reform, Singapore Other organizations * Parkinson Association of the Rockies, a not-for-profit organization * Pretoria Armoured Regiment, an armour r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ķīlnieks
''The Hostage'' (, ) is a 2006 Latvian-Estonian comedy film directed by Laila Pakalniņa. Cast * Branko Završan as Hijacker * Kristaps Mednis as Tom * Ieva Puķe as Mother * Pauls Butkevics as Antons * Ivars Brakovskis as Visvaldis * Valdis Liepiņš as Detective * Kaljo Kiisk as Old man * Jaan Rekkor as Coach * Jēkabs Nākums as Self * Maija Apine * Rūdolfs Plēpis * Imants Strads Release ''The Hostage'' was screened at the 2006 Warsaw International Film Festival in Poland. Awards The film received the following awards: * 2007: Kinoshock Open Film Festival for states of the CIS and Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (Anapa, Russia), best operator work: Arko Okk * 2007: The National Film Festival Lielais Kristaps (Latvia), best artist's work: Jurģis Krāsons; several nominations in other categories References External links * Koer, lennuk ja laulupidu entry in Estonian Film Database The Estonian Film Database (, abbreviated EFIS) is an electronic film database laun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teodors
Teodors is a Latvian masculine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f .... It is a cognate of the name Theodore. People bearing the name Teodors include: * Teodors Bergs (1902–1966), Latvian chess master * Teodors Bļugers (born 1994), Latvian ice hocker player * Teodors Eniņš (1934–2008), Latvian neurosurgeon and politician * Teodors Grīnbergs (1870–1962), Latvian prelate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia and first Archbishop of Riga * Teodors Spāde (1891–1970), Latvian naval officer * Teodors Sukatnieks (1894–unknown) Latvian track and field athlete * Teodors Ūders (1868–1915), Latvian artist References {{given name Latvian masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
