Directing
Gunārs Piesis
Born June 19, 1931 · Latvia
Died February 9, 1996 · aged 64
Gunārs Piesis represents the first generation of professionally schooled Latvian directors. Piesis was the first one to dare to adapt Rainis for the screen. Gunārs Piesis was also the first to turn to Latvian fairy-tales
Known For
Blow, Wind! · 1973Blow, Wind!
★ 4.01973
MovieDrama
Based on a stage play of the same name by the one of the biggest names in the history of Latvian literature Rainis, "Put, vejini" tells a story of an unconventional love that blossoms between the handsome, wealthy and impetuous merchant Uldis and the timid, humble and clear-hearted orphan Baiba.
Little Tom Thumb · 1987Little Tom Thumb
★ 4.91987
MovieFamilyFantasy
Tom Thumb's evil stepmother exploits him amd makes his life very hard, so the little shepherd boy decides to leave home and seek happiness in the world outside. There Tom Thumb meets the Wind Mother, Forest Mother and a little old man on his way. Each of them gives him a chore to do that earns him a gift with magical power, which comes in handy when he has to defeat Scrooges, Lop-Eared Man and the Devil himself. While traveling in the world and looking for happiness, he realises he misses his grandmother and little sister...
Your Son · 1978Your Son
★ 7.01978
MovieDrama
Architecture student Valdis is preparing to leave his pregnant girlfriend, who refuses to end the pregnancy. At the same time, his mother, respected doctor Vitrupe, hopes to marry hydroelectric engineer Korolyov, but Valdis cannot accept the idea of another man entering her life.
Male Games in the Open Air · 1978Male Games in the Open Air
1978
Movie
Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium.
In the Shadow of Death · 1972In the Shadow of Death
★ 6.21972
MovieDramaAdventure
A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.
Kārkli pelēkie zied · 1961Kārkli pelēkie zied
★ 8.01961
MovieDrama
A film about the intertwined fates of ordinary students and the artists of a youth theatre.
Memory of the Land · 1965Memory of the Land
1965
MovieDocumentary
Philosophical reflections on life and death, the continuity of life on earth, and the memories we cherish and preserve of those who have passed away. The documentary film shows post-war Latvia in ruins.
The Game · 1981The Game
★ 6.01981
MovieDrama
In a Latvian town where a factory employs mostly young women, every single man is suddenly in high demand. Freshly demobilised from the army, Kaspars arrives hoping to meet Marika, the girl he believes he has been corresponding with during his service. But Marika knows nothing of the letters—and Kaspars himself has been hiding behind a false identity. As the truth begins to unravel, a tangled romantic game takes an unexpected turn.
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