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The film The City by the River receives positive reviews from foreign critics / Day

Four for National Holiday Week The Great Kristaps received movie Piļsāta pi entry was shown both here in a neighboring country and on another continent. On November 18, with the film starring actor Dāvis Suharevskis and film producer Guntis Trekteris, the film was shown on the big screen at a film festival in Tallinn, Estonia.

After its screening at festivals, the film has attracted the attention of several foreign film reviewers.

“Viesturs Kairišs shares his talent between theater, filmmaking and opera productions. Of these art forms, film is the most collective form of creation, even if we call the work cinema. In the case of this film, two other authors without a director Ieva Jurjāne, an artist, can’t even remember when we last saw such a perfect reflection of the era in the Baltic films, “said the Tallinn Festival website.

Film critic Wendy Aide (Wendy Ide), who is the author of reviews of publications such as The Observer, The Guardian a Screen International, screendaily.com writes about the film: “The film proves its independence through artistic choice.” The critic also appreciated the work of the cameraman Gints Bērziņš, describing his “sense of the challenge of the tendencies of the subtle drama of the period”. The British portal has also dedicated good words to the film Eyeforfilm.co.uk critic Ambera Vilkinson (Amber Wilkinson): “The director’s open approach makes the topic of the brutal influence of various dictatorships in Latvia attractive to a wider audience, which could be intimidated by a darker interpretation of the topic.”

Guntis Trekteris: “Nothing seems self-evident at the moment, so it’s a great pleasure to be able to show the film on the big screen and meet the audience in person, as well as mostly good reviews from critics. Complicated historical themes are always at risk the power behaved as it happened and – as it should be shown City by the river, its creators were not afraid to go against the current, and critics seem to appreciate it. “

City by the River The Latvian premiere took place in January this year, and this is the most watched film in Latvian cinemas this year. At the National Film Award Kristaps the Great the film earned 15 nominations, winning the finals The Great Kristaps categories: The best case scenario (Viesturs Kairišs), The best acting in the role of the first plan (Dāvis Suharevskis), The best acting in the role of a background (Brigita Cmuntova), The best sound direction (Ludvīks Bohadlo / Ludvík K. Bohadlo, Roberts Slezaks / Robert Slezák).

The movie can be watched: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/pilsatapiupis.

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