Arnolds Burovs

The story that happened at the fair in honor of the national harvest festival. The destiny of a young Latvian tailor at the beginning of the 19th century.

A kitten and a young boy live in a small fisherman's hut. The boy's father calls him Little Hawk. The threesome are poor but happy, and the father goes to sea every day to fish. One day, there is a storm at sea and the father doesn't come home...

A cartoon about how important it is to protect and take care of nature.

The boys from the Young Naturalists Club received a package from Africa. There was an egg in the package. Soon, a crocodile hatched from the egg. And as it usually happens, the crocodile ran away. The boys posted notices about the missing crocodile all over the town. And there was a panic in the town.

A homeless New York man (looking very much like Charlie Chaplin) dreams about getting himself a warm room and food, and tries various things to fulfill his dream - yet something always goes wrong.

About the good shoemaker and his friendship with the barefoot children of the poor.

The characters of this film are a ceramic artist from Latgale, Antons Šmulāns, and his little clay devils.

The film is based on the poetry of A. Čakas. The action takes place against the backdrop of pre-war Riga. In the contrasts and poetry of the city, we recognize the world of A. Čakas' poetry with its basic intonations - pain, kindness, self-irony.

Three nimble little devils came out of hell to play pranks on earth. But unexpectedly, one of them met a girl flute player and was so fascinated that he decided to become a human himself...

A girl in the village takes care of an apple tree, and when she moves to a city house, the apple tree is also transported to a new place.

A story about one of the houses inhabited by those who are forced to choose housing at the lowest price. Poor people live here, who have to struggle for existence every day. But despite the difficulties, people do not lose their dreams and help each other in a difficult moment.

A satire on the "incomprehensibility" of abstract art.

This small satirical film, through the means of a puppet film, addresses the drinking Vice in our lives.

Based on Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, Arnold Burovs tells us Cosette’s story. The young girl works harder every day and does not have time for any fun.

Story about a poor orphan Dauka.

Once upon a time there lived the son of a peasant who got tired of working in the field, and he went into the world to seek happiness. He walked for a long time, and many times it already seemed that happiness would smile at him...

Based on the tale of Karlis Skalbe about an irreplaceable copper coin that brought wealth to a poor bathhouse attendant and ruined his soul.

The story of how children helped a good-natured and funny circus clown find his poodle, which had been stolen by an evil dog trainer.

A film about the friendship of an elephant, a monkey and a duckling, thanks to which the evil bull was defeated.

The orphan mouse can't sleep, there's no one to sing him a lullaby. He goes wandering around the world.…

A film about a hunter and his loyal sausage dog who are always ready to help any living being who needs it. The hunter's gun shoots carrots, pine cones, or mushrooms - whatever's needed for a given rescue operation.

A puppet animation film by the legendary Arnolds Burovs.

Based on themes from Latvian folk tales, Cock-a-doodle-doo! tells of how a rich man steals a magic mill from a poor farmer. Eventually the farmer wins back the mill with the help of two loyal friends – a dog and a rooster. The first stop-motion animation film by the Riga Motion Picture Studio, created by four professional puppeteers from the Latvian Puppet Theatre and directed by Arnolds Burovs. The film constituted a successful beginning for a stable and long-standing tradition and is evidence of the intuitive skills of the filmmaker required for stop-motion animation, namely, the ability to work with precision and economy of expression.