A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 6, 2020
Original Title:
Kino un mēs
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
Fenixfilm
Trickster Pictures
Production Countries:
Latvia
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 87
In one long take lasting nearly an hour and a half, three well-known Latvian actors re-stage scenes from renowned Soviet Latvian movies made under the Riga Film Studio. As they progress from film to film, their re-enactments lead them to discover the undeniably funny personalities and unbelievable circumstances under which these films were made. Blending documentary, theatre and fiction film, this is a comedy about the cinema and the actor, and a heartfelt homage to the Riga Film Studio.
Cinematography:
Aleksandrs Grebņevs
Costume Design:
Līga Krāsone
Director:
Matīss Kaža
Producer:
Matīss Kaža
Production Designer:
Rūdolfs Baltiņš
Sound Editor:
Jevgenijs Načiss
Writer:
Jānis Skutelis
Andris Keišs
Matīss Kaža
Egons Dombrovskis
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