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The film is an exciting story about a young, creative being who longs for challenge and inner freedoms in Latvia in 1919. On the screen, we will see such popular actors as Baiba Brok, Vili Daudiņa and Rēzija Kalniņš, while the main role is played by European film star Severija Janušauskaite.
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“Lotus” is a comic phantasmagoric story about the German-Baltic Countess Alice Von Trot – a woman outsider who is a stranger between her own and her own among strangers, but, overcoming physical, mental and prejudiced obstacles, becomes a filmmaker of Latvian silent cinema. The stylized costume film will intertwine elements of various film genres and quotes from world cinema masterpieces – attentive viewers will be able to see references to Alfred Hitchcock, Orson Wales, Andrei Tarkovsky and others. At the same time, it is the director’s confession of his love for silent cinema: the film will feature several episodes of what is said to be the main character, and to give more authenticity to these stylized fragments of silent cinema, they were shot with an authentic 1921 cinema camera. So far, no one has done it in Latvian cinema – the producer of rare cameras Roberts Vinovskis bought it especially for “Lotus” filming. The film itself is not shot with digital film cameras, but in analog format on 16 mm Kodak film.
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“As a result of a happy coincidence in the story of the film, German-Baltic Countess Alise Von Trota becomes an avant-garde synemato countess in Latvian silent cinema. As a result of a happy coincidence, Severija Janušauskaite, Severia is an actress with untimely cinematic charisma and overflowing emotional power, says the film ‘s protagonist Signe Birkova.
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Severija Janušauskaite is a Lithuanian theater and film actress who has gained international recognition and recognition for her participation in the series “Babylon Berlin” (2017). Our viewers have already met actress Jevgēņijs Paškēvičs in “What Silent Gerda Knows” (2020) and Tom Vengra’s film “Motherland” (2019).
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In the film we will see a magnificent ensemble of our most talented actors – Baiba Broka, Vili Daudiņa, Mārtiņš Kalitis, Rēzija Kalniņš, Andis Strodas, Iveta Poli, Āri Matesovičs, Jana Čivželis, Laumu Balodi and others.
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Lotus director Signe Birkova has made feature films, experimental animated films, documentaries and analogue cinema performances. Most recently, in October, the director celebrated the premiere of her first full-length documentary film “Fire Circle” at this year’s Riga International Film Festival. The film “I Will Return Like a Glowing Rose” won the Latvian “Fipresci” award in 2014, has been shown in syphilis shows in many countries. Signe is also a co-founder and member of Baltic Analog Lab.
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The film is expected to be screened in 2023, its authors call it a “red-and-white-red comedy” and promise that “Lotus” will be an intense, adventurous and humorous film that will evoke a lot of emotion and strong experience.
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Signe Birkova is the author and director of the film’s script, cinematographer – Mārtiņš Jurevics, artist – Mārtiņš Straupe, costume designer – Jurate Silakaktina.
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“Lotus” tops in “Lokomotīve” Studio, the producers are Roberts Vinovskis and Dominiks Jarmakovičs, the film is co-produced by “Studio Uljana Kim” on the Lithuanian side.
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