Apresentação por alunos ERASMUS da U.Alg.: 50 anos de cinematografia Letónia / Juraj Jakubisko, o realizador Eslovaco.

50 anos de cinematografia Letónia

Quatro filmes que espelham os tempos desde o controlo soviético até ao presente da Letónia.

Limuzīns Jāņu nakts krāsā (A Limousine The Colour Of Midsummer's Eve) is a 1981 Latvian TV-film, a comedy directed by Jānis Streičs. It was produced by Rīgas Kino-studio
The film was awarded in the Latvian National Film Prize festival called „Lielais Kristaps” in 1981. The film is part of Latvian Cultural Canon and voted all-time best Latvian film in popular vote. It is shown every year on TV prior to summer solstice festival - Jāņi, which is national holiday in Latvia.

Vārnu ielas republika "Crow Street republic" is 1970 . the Latvian SSR children's adventure film. The director is Ada Neretniece . The film shot in Riga Film Studio after the eponymous John Grīziņš story themes.The film takes place in Riga suburb Grizinkalns , one of the workers' districts, immediately after the 1905th Revolution . Crow's street children whose fathers work in nearby factories and factories stood against "Tuliāna Empire" - a group of boy, child traffickers from neighbouring rural street.

Mother, I Love You (Mammu, es tevi mīlu) is a 2013 Latvian drama film written and directed by Jānis Nords. The film was selected as the Latvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated

 “Mother, I love you” tells a dynamic relationship thriller- story about 13 years old Riga’s student named Raimonds and his mother. When one obviously insignificant remark at school is being got this is a point when the most adventurous week of Raimond’s life starts. He leaves his home, involves in a doubtful affair with a prostitute and at the end solves the conflict with his mother, as well as with his best friend.

Dream Team 1935 (Sapņu komanda 1935) is a Latvian film directed by Aigars Grauba about the Latvia’s national basketball team which won Euro Basket 1935, the first FIBA European basketball championship.

The first European Championship in basketball is about to take place in Geneva. 

The event is organized by FIBA, the newly established international basketball organization and European national teams are going to play each other for the first time. Each wants the honour of being the first European champion.

Juraj Jakubisko, o realizador Eslovaco

O versátil e muito estimado realizador Juraj Jakubisko especializou-se em filmes que, dentro da variedade de géneros, reflectem ou comentam a cultura Eslovaca.