Theater director and actor Mārcis Lācis has released the trailer for his debut feature film “Revolution”. The film tells the story of the crisis in the dark behind-the-scenes world of theater, revealing the struggle for appreciation driven by the emotional tension of the actors and also with themselves.
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The film is expected to premiere on February 25 at the Film Festival “Kristaps the Great“, and will be shown in cinemas and special screenings immediately afterwards.
According to the filmmakers, the leading tandem of the city’s Small Theater, Ivars (Ivars Krasts) and Armands (Armands Bergis), who is working on the last new production of the French Revolution of the season under the direction of a young and ambitious director. A week before the premiere, Armands, a favorite of the audience and critics, receives an enticing offer to continue his career at the Bolshoi Theater. Surrendered by his best friend and colleague, Ivars is gradually losing touch with reality, bringing his theater closer to the inevitable catastrophe.
“Revolution” invites the viewer to laugh and experience the main image of the inner revolution, evoking emotions similar to those of the characters, the filmmakers say.
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Experiments with cinematic language and techniques create a peculiar closeness – the film consists of 14 long, continuous shots in real time, and the viewer is drawn wherever the camera takes it. Such a complex technical solution – the internal editing of the frame in the filming area – is a serious test for the entire film crew, because the slightest mistake means returning to the beginning of a long frame.
The creative team of “Revolution” is convinced of the mutual synergy, working together in other projects – Lācis is also one of the two main actors in the brothers Ābeļi’s feature film “Restless Minds” (operator – Mārcis Ābele), which will have its premiere in cinemas on January 1, 2022. in April. In turn, the composer of “Revolution” Toms Auniņš in “Restless Minds” will be the second actor.
The director and screenwriter of the film “Revolution” is Mārcis Lācis, cameraman and editing director Mārcis Ābele, producer Raitis Ābele, composer Toms Auniņš, chief artist Aivars Žukovskis, sound director Jānis Zaneribs, executive producer Sintija Brakša, costume designer
The main roles are Ivars Krasts, Armands Bergis, Līva Lilija Graņica, Rolands BeķerisAnete Strode, Agris Krapivņickis, Dana Avotiņa – Lāce, Toms Auniņš, Kaspars Dumburs, Jana Ļisova, Mārcis Lācis.
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