Short Tutorial on Loving

Short Tutorial on Loving

1982 · 75 min · ★ 4.8 · Comedy, Music

In the Latvian countryside at the end of the 19th century, Jānis decides it is time to find a wife—but choosing the right one proves no easy task. Pretending to have gone deaf after listening to church bells from the bell tower, he visits the surrounding farms and overhears conversations never meant for his ears. While others reveal their true characters, only Ilze, the blacksmith’s sister, shows genuine concern and wonders how the unfortunate young man might be cured.

Directed by Imants Krenbergs · Written by Imants Krenbergs

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

2h 33m together

Short Tutorial on Loving

Beams Through Glass

Both from Imants Krenbergs.

More from Imants KrenbergsSee all →

The Conspiracy of Ambassadors

The Conspiracy of Ambassadors · 1966

The Conspiracy of Ambassadors

MovieAdventureMystery

Summer 1918. As revolutionary Russia remains locked in turmoil, British mission chief Robert Lockhart plots against the Bolshevik government. Seeking to strengthen the conspiracy, he attempts to win the support of the Latvian Riflemen by bribing Bērziņš, commander of the Artillery Division of the Latvian Riflemen. His efforts draw the Latvian soldiers into a dangerous web of political intrigue, loyalty and betrayal.

Beams Through Glass

Beams Through Glass · 1969

Beams Through Glass

The heroine of the film Asya works in the dining room of the Riga Glass Factory. She loves to carve wooden figures and wants to learn how to work glass, like her husband and all their friends. But to Uldis, his wife's hobbies don't seem serious. He is also indifferent to the troubles of his workmates, and thinks more about his career.

Don't Shoot on the 26-th

Don't Shoot on the 26-th · 1967

Don't Shoot on the 26-th

1943. Soviet intelligence Saeed Islambek, "26th", manages to infiltrate as an instructor in the SS special school, where defectors from Central Asia study. Loyal to his assistants become a scout-Uzbek Nadia, Secretary of the chief of the special school, and Deputy chief of the Gestapo Berg. When one of the most important military tasks are dying, sacrificing himself, Nadia and Sayid.

In the Shadow of a Sword

In the Shadow of a Sword · 1976

In the Shadow of a Sword

Keys of the City

Keys of the City · 1973

Keys of the City

Austra arrives to a small Latvian town to work for a state institution and faces disinterest and carelessness from her colleagues. Her other troubles include a difficult relationship with her daughter and a sudden falling in love.

In A Loop

In A Loop · 1990

MovieMysteryDrama

Echoes of the Past

Echoes of the Past · 1971

Echoes of the Past

MovieAdventureWar

The well-known scientist was a spy in Germany during the Great Patriotic War, and he managed to obtain information about a secret German facility.

Egle rudzu laukā

Egle rudzu laukā · 1972

Egle rudzu laukā

During their summer placement at a collective farm, students from an agricultural academy are called upon to help with the most urgent work. When heavy rains threaten the harvest, the young people put aside their usual routines and join the farm workers in a race against the weather to save the crops.

More Like This

Emma

MovieRomanceComedy

Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightley.

Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days · 1956

Around the World in 80 Days

MovieAdventureComedy

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.

Velvet Goldmine

Velvet Goldmine · 1998

Velvet Goldmine

MovieDramaMusic

Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

The Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm · 2005

The Brothers Grimm

MovieAdventureFantasy

Folklore collectors and con artists, Jake and Will Grimm, travel from village to village pretending to protect townsfolk from enchanted creatures and performing exorcisms. However, they are put to the test when they encounter a real magical curse in a haunted forest with real magical beings, requiring genuine courage.

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Muppet Christmas Carol · 1992

The Muppet Christmas Carol

MovieMusicComedy

A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during nighttime visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas · 2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

MovieDramaHistory

In 1843, despite the fact that Dickens is a successful writer, the failure of his latest book puts his career at a crossroads, until the moment when, struggling with inspiration and confronting reality with his childhood memories, a new character is born in the depths of his troubled mind; an old, lonely, embittered man, so vivid, so human, that a whole world grows around him, a story so inspiring that changed the meaning of Christmas forever.

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! · 2001

MovieDramaRomance

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

Shanghai Noon

Shanghai Noon · 2000

MovieAdventureComedy

Chon Wang, a clumsy imperial guard, trails Princess Pei Pei when she's kidnapped from the Forbidden City and transported to America. Wang follows her captors to Nevada, where he teams up with an unlikely partner, outcast outlaw Roy O'Bannon, and tries to spring the princess from her imprisonment.

Missing Link

Missing Link · 2019

MovieFamilyAnimation

The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost considers himself to be the world's foremost investigator of myths and monsters. Trouble is, none of his small-minded, high-society peers seems to recognize this. Hoping to finally gain acceptance from these fellow adventurers, Sir Lionel travels to the Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature known as the missing link.

Love and Death

Love and Death · 1975

MovieComedyRomance

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.

Zorro, The Gay Blade

Zorro, The Gay Blade · 1981

Zorro, The Gay Blade

MovieWesternAction

In 19th century Mexico, legendary swordsman Zorro has passed on his weapon and his sense of duty to his noble son, Diego, a dashing swashbuckler like his father. But after an injury sidelines Diego, he is forced to hand the mask over to his twin, Ramon.

Doctor Dolittle

Doctor Dolittle · 1967

Doctor Dolittle

MovieFamilyComedy

A veterinarian who can communicate with animals travels abroad to search for a giant sea snail.

Gloria!

Gloria! · 2024

MovieDramaMusic

In late 18th century Venice, in a convent school for girls, Teresa, a student with prophetic gifts, joins forces with some amazing music-makers. They create a new kind of pop, bright and bold, and challenge the ancient and rigid system.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter