Lithuania loss for the first time in history, films from all three baltic republics are competing against each other. Estonias adolescent drama i was here, is about an privileged teen who becomes a drug dealer. A year after the end of the official hostilities of wwi, a renegade german general and troops remain outside the. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Tearing apart the bear and british military involvement. It was organized in 1948 through a merger of the riga feature film studio of artistic films and the riga documentary film studio, both of which had been formed in 1940 but had not made films during the great patriotic war 194145. This is trailer riga take 1 by playtime on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Pages in category films set in latvia the following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. The film is based on the book clock in reverse pulkstenis ar atpakalgaitu by andris kolbergs, who also contributed to the screenplay the film tells the story of latvias struggle to maintain its. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, betterarmed force of german and russian mercenaries.
Defenders to date is latvias highest domestically grossing film. Dispatched to northern waters, hornblower will protect britains baltic interests and halt the advance of napoleons empire into sweden and russia. Canada 19 november 2008 ottawa european union film festival canada 3 december 2008 vancouver european union film festival finland 8 april 2009 dvd premiere vietnam may 2009 asem film festival japan 2 may 2009 dvd premiere germany 25 march 2014 dvd and bluray premiere. Latvian riflemen, most of them inexperienced volunteers, somehow managed to defeat a larger, betterarmed. Rigas sargi defenders of riga 2007 download torrent. The film is based on the book clock in reverse pulkstenis ar atpakalgaitu by andris kolbergs, who also contributed to the screenplay. The events of november 1919 are framed by a love story between martins janis reinis and elza elita klavina.
Rigas sargi is a 2007 latvian feature film directed by aigars grauba starring elita klavina, janis reinis, and arturs skrastins. Throughout 2008 and into 2009 the featurelength film rigas sargi defenders of riga 2007 will be shown in various venues throughout the united states the movie has english subtitles. The film depicts the latvian defense of riga in november 1919 during its war of independence. With ciaran owens, jim bywater, kenneth branagh, sarah smart. A year after the end of the official hostilities of wwi, a renegade german general and troops remain outside the latvian capital. Defenders of riga synopsis defenders of riga song, watch defenders of riga full movie online now. Open letter to the president of the european commission. Elita, an impassioned actress, elina, her daughter, iveta, a tourist guide and paulina, a teenage ballet dancer. Latvia submits holocaust story the mover for the oscars. Film actors studio for youths even as young as 14 from 1965 to 1994. Defenders of riga is a 2007 action historical drama war film written by lisa eichhorn, andrejs ekis, aigars grauba and valentin jemeljanov and directed by ai. A circus is a company of performers who put on diverse entertainment shows that may include clowns, acrobats, trained animals, trapeze acts, musicians, dancers, hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, magicians, unicyclists, as well as other object manipulation and stuntoriented artists. Janis, an idealistic everyman, leaves his elza on their wedding date to answer the tsars call to defend the russian empire of which latvia was a part of at the.
Reportedly latvias most expensive film to date, the film offers a fresh look at the history of europe with respectable production design, but for those who are looking for a grandscale war movie with lots of combat scenes, this would be disappointing. The film dramatizes november 11, 1919 a crucial date in the battle for latvian independence. Defenders of riga rigas sargi 2008 rotten tomatoes. Defenders of riga 2008 directed by aigars grauba genres historical film subgenres historical epic, period film, war drama run time 118 min. In 5 weeks, it became the most watched latvian movie since 1991.
In an 1 rigas sargi defenders of riga, dvd, directed by aigars grauba riga. Mr jose manuel barroso, on the occupation museum of riga in latvia mr president, dear mr barroso, i recently visited the occupation museum in rigalatvia where i had the opportunity to see your picture taken during your visit of that museum in 2008 displayed on one wall of the entrance hall. Latvia submitted it to the 2007 academy awards for consideration for best foreign language film, but it was not nominated. We facilitate wide range of foreign productions ranging from commercials and stills photography shoots to documentaries, tv dramas and feature films. Rigas kinostudija riga film studios 1948 with the largest pavillions in northern europe, 973 films shot 19641990, the last fulllength film in 1998. Full length of defenders of riga in top quality with movie plot the film dramatizes november 11, 1919 a crucial date in the battle for latvian independence. Produced by andrejs ekis, brigita rozenbrika, lisa eichhorn. Located in northerneastern europe, only a 2 hour flight away from london, paris, and moscow. Rigas sargi defenders of riga 2007 download torrent tpb. A compact, but extensive reservoir of diverse undiscovered filmmaking locations. The film depicts the latvian defense of riga in november 1919 during its war of independence five weeks after the premiere it had been viewed by 262,000 people, making it the mostwatched film in latvia since the regaining of.
As world war i rages, martins janis reinis forgoes marriage to elza elita klavina so he can help beat back the german. Rigas sargi er en lettisk spillefilm instrueret af aigars grauba, og med skuespillerne elita klavina, janis reinis og arturs skrastins i hovedrollerne. A year after the end of the official hostilities of wwi, a. Defenders of riga rigas sargi is a 2007 latvian drama film. A freestyle composition about passion and arts, a visually stunning cinematic jazz partition.
The film smashed box office records not only as the mostwatched latvian film since 1991, attracting over 200,000 spectators latvijas kino gads 2008, but it also beat foreign films screened in latvia since independence. It was filmed in the summer of 2016 in and near the latvian city of daugavpils. Defenders of riga rigas sargi pictures and photo gallery check out just released defenders of riga rigas sargi pics, images, clips, trailers, production photos and more from rotten tomatoes. Riga film studio article about riga film studio by the free. Aug 03, 2011 this was the first project that was filmed in cinevilla backlot. Janis reinis, elita klavina, girts krumins, romualds ancans, girts kesteris, andris keiss, vilis daudzins, arturs skrastins, kestutis jakstas, ainars ancevskis, aigars grauba, defenders of riga 2007 rigas sargi siege of empires battle of riga. Defenders focuses on the pivotal battle for riga and the events leading up to it when latvian forces, outnumbered 5 to 1, held on to riga on november 11, 1919. Baltic pine films is a full spectrum production and service company with the uk, us, german and scandinavian experience. There are some 32 000 latvian and world film history testaments in the riga film museum collection documents, photographs, set and costume sketches, film equipment etc. On the occupation museum in riga defending history. The term circus also describes the performance which has followed various formats through its 250year. A year after the end of the official hostilities of wwi, a renegade german. Rigas sargi also known as battle of riga is a 2007 latvian film about the countrys battle for independence in 1918. He tells wallander they were his informants in a drugsmuggling ring after the dinghy, containing cocaine, is stolen.
With janis reinis, elita klavina, girts krumins, romualds ancans. Basically its a city set that they built for the filming of the defenders of riga the biggest budget hollywood like film in latvian history. Ngighed i 1919, og er indspillet i arene fra 2004 til 2007 i en dertil opfort filmby i letland med navnet cinevilla. The discovery of two slain youths in a dinghy which washes into ystad brings harddrinking latvian detective karlis liepa from riga. Magnetic latvia initiative to organize a film conference during the riga international film festival 2019 is another step in positioning latvia as a b2b location on the international market. As world war i rages, martins janis reinis forgoes marriage to elza elita. Magnetic latvia film conference taking place on 1819 october 2019, in riga.
The race for the best foreignlanguage film oscar is the most crowded one yet, with a record 67 countries submitting a film to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. Until the defenders of riga, james camerons titanic 1997 was the mostwatched film in latvia after the dissolution of. Defenders of riga 2008 aigars grauba related allmovie. Film riga, the national film centre of latvia, the riga film fund, the latvian television market analysis 2018 latvias film programme for the countrys centenary, which was celebrated in 2018, has led to an unheard of box office success and has shown an unprecedented rise in local box office, marking the local share of up to.
With elita klavina, iveta pole, paulina druka, elina vaska. In 8 weeks, it bypassed titanic by the number of viewers and became the most popular movie ever in latvia. Juris kalnins fotocentrs the latvian institute photo. Historical film rigas sargi defenders of riga was chosen to compete for the oscar in the foreign language film category. Films shot in latvia to compete at cannes nacionalais. Download rigas sargi defenders of riga 2007 torrent or any other torrent from video movies dvdr direct download via magnet link. A year after the end of the official hostilities of wwi, a renegad. Riga film studio a latvian motionpicture studio producing feature and documentary films. The feature film a gentle creature is based on motifs from a story by fyodor dostoyevsky. He does not realize that the decisive battle for the heart of elza and for the newly founded latvian state is yet to come. Martins, after many years spent in war abroad, returns to his bride elza in latvia. Riga began to develop as a centre of viking trade during the early middle ages. The riga film museum collection is regularly utilized by the media, film studios, students and others interested in.
Tearing apart the bear and british military involvement in. The date is now celebrated as lacplesa diena bearslayers day, latvias equivalent of the usas veterans day. The decision to submit the film was made in order to promote the film industry and to ensure that latvian films would be seen by a wider audience. The sinking of the laconia brothers war john rabe the red baron miraklet ved skt. The main producer of the film is the french company slot machine. Foreignlanguage oscar entries unveiled hollywood reporter. Nov 26, 2008 11 november 1919, wwi was over but renegade german general with russian aristocrate bermont avalov decided to take control of newly formed latvia and attacked the capital city riga. This was the first project that was filmed in cinevilla backlot. Defenders of riga 2007 rigas sargi siege of empires battle of riga bluray, reg. It was very interesting to see and definitely something i could never have done by myself it was in the middle of no where 5 km down a dirt road. Rigas sargi aka defenders of riga was the most costly latvian film to date at the time of its release, and the sets constructed for the production were kept standing after shooting was completed.
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