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Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš (born 7 November 1970) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga Theatre ( lv, Jaunais Rīgas teātris) as artistic director. Early life and education Hermanis was born in Riga and in his early te ... and Māra Ķimele, produced in New Riga Theatre. He has also taken part in several films. Filmography External links *Vilis Daudziņš at Jaunais Rīgas teātris homepage 1970 births Living people Latvian male television actors Latvian male film actors Latvian male stage actors Actors from Riga 21st-century Latvian male actors Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dream Team 1935
''Dream Team 1935'' ( lv, Sapņu komanda 1935) is a 2012 Latvian biographical sports drama film directed by Aigars Grauba about the Latvia national basketball team which won EuroBasket 1935, the first FIBA European basketball championship. Plot The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place in Geneva. The event is organized by FIBA, the newly established international basketball organization and European national teams are going to play each other for the first time. Each wants the honor of being the first European champion. Meanwhile, in Latvia, coach Valdemārs Baumanis is convinced that he can gather the team and get them take it to Geneva. However, on his journey he quickly learns that triumph and defeat are all part of the game. Baumanis encounters many difficulties, as well as unexpected help from those closest to him. Against all odds, Baumanis's determination to persist and win is rewarded when the unknown team from Latvia ends up defeating the favor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return Of Sergeant Lapins
''Return of Sergeant Lapins'' ( lv, Seržanta Lapiņa atgriešanās or initially ''Tas notika ar viņiem'') is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by Latvian director Gatis Šmits. The film's plot is based on the play ''Tas notika ar viņiem'' (''That Happened to Them'') written by Gatis Šmits and produced in The New Theatre of Riga in 2007. Before being released on 26 November, the film was screened at the 15th Busan International Film Festival, which took place in October 2010. Plot The film is set in Riga, where Sergeant Krists Lapiņš returns from an international mission and moves into a remote flat in the city's Āgenskalns district. However, although expecting to live a peaceful life, Krists finds himself involved in several adventures. Cast *Andris Keišs as Krists Lapiņš *Guna Zariņa as Alise Lagzdiņa * Gatis Gāga as Didzis Budļevskis *Vilis Daudziņš as Ervīns Meijers *Kaspars Znotiņš Kaspars Znotiņš (born 7 October 1975) is a Latvian people, Latv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actors From Riga
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' (acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Male Stage Actors
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, То ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Male Film Actors
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) *1284 Latvia - asteroid *Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷ ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Male Television Actors
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) * 1284 Latvia - asteroid * Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, То ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1970 Births
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Blizzard Of Souls (film)
''Blizzard of Souls'' ( lv, Dvēseļu putenis) or ''The Rifleman'' (U.K. title) is a 2019 Latvian historical drama directed by . It premiered on 8 November 2019 in Latvia and on 20 February 2020 internationally at the European Film Market. The film is an adaptation of Aleksandrs Grīns' written about his service as a Latvian Rifleman in World War I. It was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Synopsis After witnessing his mother being shot by the invading Imperial German Army, sixteen-year-old Artūrs, together with his father, decides to enlist in the national Latvian Riflemen battalions of the Imperial Russian Army in hopes of getting revenge and finding glory. Artūrs goes on to fight in World War I on the Eastern Front, where he loses his father and brother and quickly becomes disillusioned. He joins Bolsheviks, but when ordered to execute his friend he realizes Bolshevik disregar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lielais Kristaps
The Big Christopher ( lv, Lielais Kristaps) is the highest award in Latvian cinema. Established in 1977, it is given out at the ''Latvian National Film Festival''. Due to different reasons, the festival has not been held in 1992, from 1994 to 1995, 1997 and 1999 and held biannually from 2001 to 2009 with no festival in 2010, 2011 and 2013. Since 2014 it was held every year again. Past winners Best Film Categories Acting Categories References Film festivals in Latvia Recurring events established in 1977 Film festivals in the Soviet Union Latvian awards 1977 establishments in Latvia {{National Cinema Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn (2015 Film)
''Dawn'' ( lv, Ausma) 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 Vilis Daudziņš (born 7 November 1970) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis Alvis Hermanis is a Latvian theatre director, set designer and actor. Since 1997 he has worked at the New Riga T ... * 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 References External links National Film Centre Latvia * 2015 films 2015 drama films Latvian drama films Latvian black-and-white films Latvian-languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
