With the red carpet, champagne and public figures in the auditorium – this is how the new series of feature films were celebrated on the evening of September 21 “Emilia. Queen of the Latvian Press“premiere.
–
–
Content will continue after the ad
Advertising
–
The directors of the series Andis Mizišs, Kristīne Želve and Dāvis Sīmani and the actors of the main role – Guna Zariņa, Juris Bartkevičs, Artūrs Skrastiņš, Kaspars Zāle, Uldis Anže, Lauris Dzelzītis, Gatis Maliks and others – posed for the photographers on the red carpet.
The premiere was attended by the Minister of Culture Nauris Puntulis (NA) and other politicians. Among the guests at the cinema “Splendid Palace” were also cyber security policy expert and former Estonian First Lady Ieva Ilvesa, composer and former director of the Latvian National Opera Zigmars Liepiņš, businessman Vitalijs Gavrilovs, President of the Latvian Employers’ Confederation and others.
–
As previously reported, the multi-series film “Emilija. Queen of the Latvian Press” in seven series is a story about the interwar queen of the Latvian press – the publisher of the “Latest News” and “Recreation” Emilija Benjamin, whose personality, wealth and tragic fate have become a legend of Latvian history.
The film’s story in six feature films and one documentary series covers the period from the beginnings of Emilia Benjamin’s magazine Recreation to her death in Siberia. Each series depicts a significant stage in Emilia Benjamin’s life, showing various aspects of her personality: family life, entrepreneurship, strengthening social status, influencing political and cultural developments in the 1920s and 1930s and, ultimately, the betrayal of her own employees. With this strong woman, the film will show the Latvian society in all its colors, and the audience will be familiar with many historical figures – Antons Benjamiņš, Jānis Benjamiņš, Kārlis Skalbe, Jānis Ziemeļnieks, Vilis Lācis, Jānis Kārkliņš, Annija Simsone, Pēteris Llaus, Jūlijs August Kirchenstein.
Six series of feature films are the authors’ artistic interpretation of the main character and historical events, while the seventh series includes documentary evidence of the film’s characters, their prototypes in the memories of their descendants today.
The screenplay was created by Baņuta Rubess, Ivo Briedis, Aiva Birbele, Tabita Rudzāte, consultants Māra Zālīte, Ineta Lipša, feature film series directors are Kristīne Želve, Andis Mizišs, Dāvis Sīmanis, documentary series director – Gints Grūbe, cinematographer – Andrejs Rudzāts, filmmaker – Andrejs Rudzāts, Jurjāne and Aivars Žukovskis, editing directors – Andris Grants, Paula Popmane and Armands Začs, composer – Kārlis Auzāns, sound director – Ernests Ansons, main producer – studio “Mistrus Media”, Inese Boka-Grūbe and Gints Grūbe.
–
Actress Guna Zariņa will play the role of Emilija Benjamiņa, Juris Bartkevičs plays Jānis Benjamiņš, Raimonds Celms plays Jānis Benjamiņš, many other well-known actors have also starred in the series: Baiba Broka, Ligita Dēvica, Inga Tropa, Artūrs Skrastiņš, Anta Aizupe, Anta Aizupe “and” Recreation “editorial staff is represented by Uldis Anže, Jēkabs Reinis, Lauris Dzelzītis, Dainis Gaidelis, Edgars Ozoliņš, Gatis Maliks, Arnolds Osis and others.
The film will be shown in full on September 23 on the entertainment platform “Tet +”, but from October 1 – in cinemas throughout Latvia.
–
