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Ten Minutes Older (1978)
A 10 minute long journey of emotions that befall children faces. Fear, Curiosity; a Smile. They all sit in a dark theater. What they see, we don't; we can only guess from their faces.
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10
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Noon (1965)
A poetic film about theatre being played to workers of a factory during their lunchbreak.
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8.0
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The Last Judgement (1987)
A man is facing a trial for murdering a Latvian union leader, which more likely than not will end with a death sentence. A close-up look at his emotional journey through the trial, imprisonment and beyond.
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7.2
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The High Song (1989)
The painful exit of a child of man in the world of God. The highest sense of being and the earthly joy of man and woman.
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7.3
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There Were Seven Simeons (1989)
One family, one band. They seemed to be happy. A movie that investigates why these seemingly optimistic musicians suddenly saw no hope to continue living in USSR and tried to escape it by hijacking a plane.
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7.8
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Beyond The Fear (2014)
The main characters of the film have made choices, which change their lives forever. A young man Yigal Amir assassinates the Prime Minister of Israel and becomes the most hated prisoner in the country. Larissa, who emigrated from Russia, mother of four divorces her first husband, marries the assassin and gives birth to his son. For many years the film authors have been trying to solve and perceive this complicated story. One of them, Hertz Frank, passes away during the shootings remaining on the threshold of the eternal mystery - life, death and love...
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10
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To the Edge of Danger (1984)
A documentary about the role of a victim in crime.
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8.0
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Flashback (2003)
An autobiographical work from Herz Frank. Images guide us through the countries in which he worked, interspersed with fragments from his earlier films: births, autopsies, circumcisions, prisoners awaiting execution and other shocking themes.
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6.9
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Restricted Area (1975)
The life of a 16 yearo-old convict through the Soviet penal system. The "restricted area" is a penal colony and Borstal, a "work camp" for delinquent children and young people. The film shows the contradictions in the notion of corrective education.
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10
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The Jewish Street (1992)
"The Jewish Street" is a documentary produced by Augusts Sukuts and directed by his close colleague, Latvian-born director Hertz Frank, one of the founders of the Baltic poetic documentary genre. "The Jewish Street" is dedicated to the painful issues of the Holocaust and the Riga Ghetto.
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7.5
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The Salt Bread (1964)
In the evening newspaper "Rīgas Balss," reports by Hercs Franks often appeared, consisting of eight photographs, one on each page. From these, a narrative was constructed. The first film, "Salty Bread," was conceived through a camera. The photographs defined the image of the future film, creating a coherent story about the work of fishermen.
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Horse Play (1973)
Reflections on human’s relationship with horses throughout the ages and their depiction in art are shown in parallel to the draft horse competition.
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10
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Your Payday (1971)
Soviet Union's routine explained through the life of common people.
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6.1
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10
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The Trace of the Soul (1972)
A psychological portrait of kolkhos chairman Edgar Kaulin, who saved many Latvian farmers from deportations by the Soviets in the period 1945-53, and with them built up a kolkhos.
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10
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Without Legends (1967)
In 1968 Herz Frank made Without Legends (Bez leģendām) at the Kuibishev studios, together with Aloizs Brenčs and Aleksandr Sazhin.
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Madonna With a Baby (2001)
Love is stronger than death. The film is based on a unique photograph from the Holocaust – a symbol of the invincibility of the human spirit.
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The Man of the Wall - A Documentary Mystery (1998)
The film is about a rabbi who spends his days and nights at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
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The Joy of Existence (1974)
The film is about the selector Pēteris Upītis, who was awarded the honorary title of Meritorious Worker of Science and Technology of the Latvian SSR.
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Prayer (1990)
The film captures those sacred moments when a person converses with God, feels their connection to the universe, and their soul is open to the good, the beautiful, the spiritual.
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The grey guard (1977)
Film about the Latvian Red Riflemen, and life story of August Daume.
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Perpetual Rehearsal (2008)
In 1991, the Moscow director Yevgeny Aryeh, with a handful of emigrants from the USSR, founded the Gesher Theater in Israel, which means “bridge” in Hebrew. Bridge between people. Bridge between cultures. And now between art forms. After all, "Eternal Rehearsal" is a fusion of theater and documentary films, a bridge between their languages.
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Tales (1976)
A portrait of the prominent Latvian painter Maija Tabaka, showcasing her work process and life of artists from that time.
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Good Friday (2005)
On the islet of Procida near Naples, Italy, the Mystery Procession commencing at dawn on Good Friday of each year, has been traditionally conducted by the “Turchini Fraternity” since 1627... The film captures portraits of Procida’s inhabitants during the procession and in effect reveals characteristics of the Italian people.
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Art (Issue 3) (1975)
Homage to the woman artist.
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Dear Juliet (2003)
An ironic reportage about Shakespeare’s Juliet who has turned from a symbol of love into a victim of mass culture. The film was shot during a day in the backyard of the Cappelletti house in Verona.
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Diagnosis (1975)
Philosophic reportage about work of pathoanatomist. Documentary version of Rembrandt’s «Anatomy Lesson».
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Awakening (1979)
The creation of Sergeij Eisenstein's wooden sculpture by Igor Vasiliers.


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