Archive of films Mail / Pasts
Latvia
1995, 20 min
Section:
Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
Year: 2018
The film is a study of mail delivery and receipt: a letter carrier goes about her regular mail delivery route early in the morning. We observe various locations and people, and witness different peculiarities. The camera is often motionless, allowing the action to unfold within a static frame.
Synopsis
Shot in black and white by cinematographer Gints Bērziņš, The Mail is the third part of a trilogy covering everyday routines in urban and rural life. The film is a study of mail delivery and receipt: a letter carrier goes out on her regular delivery route early in the morning. We observe various locations and people, and witness different peculiarities. The camera is often motionless, allowing the action to unfold within a static frame – an approach elaborated in Pakalniņa’s subsequent films.
Zane Balčus
About the director
Laila Pakalniņa (b. 1962, Liepāja, Latvia, USSR). Selected filmography: The Linen (Veļa, 1991), The Ferry (Prāmis, 1994), The Mail (Pasts, 1995), The Shoe (Kurpe, 1998), The Python (Pitons, 2003), Dreamland (Leiputrija, 2004), Theodore (Teodors, 2006), Dawn (Ausma, 2015)
Contacts
National Film Centre of Latvia
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About the film
Black & white, 35 mm
Section: | Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary |
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Director: | Laila Pakalniņa |
Screenplay: | Laila Pakalniņa |
Dir. of Photography: | Gints Bērziņš |
Production: | Zalktis |
Sales: | National Film Centre of Latvia |
Guests
Dita Rietuma
Film Institution Rep.
Laila Pakalniņa
Film Director