Until the end of June “Kino Us“Home cinema viewers are offered a selection of Laila Pakalniņa’s films, which includes the films” Ausma “and” Spoon “.
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According to “Kino Bize”, in addition to both films, there is also a conversation between the director and film researcher Dārta Ceriņš about the unifying and different authors in screening abroad and in Latvia.
“Kino Bize” will add a new selection of films to the existing home cinema program every month – by purchasing it is possible to watch several films at once, thus gaining a broader insight into the relevant filmmakers, dominant cinema styles and current topics. In the coming months, works from the latest filmmakers will be available, as well as retrospectives and selections dedicated to, for example, documentary stories about internationally acclaimed artists.
At the forefront of the June program is one of the most visible representatives of author’s cinema in Latvia, director Laila Pakalniņa. Her special handwriting film, which encourages not only to watch but to truly see, may not have been shown only in Antarctica. Each film created by Pakalniņa has always received wide attention on an international scale, has been screened and awarded at countless film festivals, as well as by film critics in the local and international environment. However, in a conversation with film researcher Dārta Ceriņš, the director admits: “I have always had an interesting relationship with Latvian viewers.” In addition to the two June films, the audience also has a recording of the conversation, in which Laila Pakalniņa highlights the brightest memories of how the films “Ausma” and “Spoon” were welcomed at international film festivals and what reactions they received when screening in Latvian cities and regions.
The documentary “Spoon” (2019) has not yet managed to enter the regular repertoires of cinemas. After the world premiere at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, it was also screened as part of the Riga International Film Festival’s full-length competition program, in which it was submitted as an “industrial symphony”. He later received the Kristaps Grand Award for Best Sound Director. Watching the film encourages a meditative experience and focuses on the issue of the plastic container production process – how to get from black oil to a white spoon.
The second film in the selection, “Ausma” (2015), contains a Soviet-era story about Pavlika Morozov, who surrenders his father in the name of so-called ideals, but the father, led by revenge, surrenders his son. When the film was released, it experienced a wide range of audience feedback – one part used to claim that Latvia had not experienced such an impressive cinema, especially in the use of cinematic means of expression. Others, on the other hand, condemned the depiction of the adapted story, causing widespread counter-criticism not only in Latvia, but also in censorship in other countries.
A selection of films and a video recording of the conversation between director Laila Pakalniņš and film researcher Dārta Ceriņš until June 30 available here.
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