Jānis Streičs (born 26 September 1936) is a Soviet/

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. Streičs' 1991 comedy film '' The Child of Man'' was runner-up for the

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Rights of the Child Award in 1994. It had previously been Latvia's submission for the

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at the

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, but did not make the shortlist. In 1978 ''

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'', in 1981 ''

A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve ''A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve'' (, ) is a 1981 Soviet-Latvian comedy-drama film directed by Jānis Streičs. Movie was produced by Riga Film Studio. The film was awarded the Latvian National Film Prize Lielais Kristaps in 1981. The ...

'' and in 1991 '' The Child of Man'' received the

Latvian Film Prize ''Lielais Kristaps'' is the highest award given 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, 1994 to 1995, 1997 and 1999 ...

as the best film of the year.Lielajam Kristapam - 50!
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1936 births Living people Latvian film directors Lielais Kristaps Award winners Soviet film directors People from Preiļi Municipality {{Latvia-film-director-stub