Archive of films Beginning / Sākums
Latvia
1961, 10 min
Section:
Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
Year: 2018
The Beginning is the first instalment of Brauns’s trilogy dedicated to large-scale construction development in Latvia. It captures the building process of a hydroelectric station on the country’s largest river. Observation of the builders, drivers, and engineers at work highlights the human aspect of construction work.
Synopsis
The Beginning is the first installment in Brauns’ trilogy dedicated to large-scale construction development in Latvia. It captures the building process of the Pļaviņas hydroelectric station on the country’s largest river. Observation of the builders, drivers, and engineers at work highlights the human aspect of construction work. The film’s title carries symbolic weight – this is the first Riga school film, Brauns’ directorial debut, the first widescreen picture made in Latvia, and the first part of a trilogy.
Zane Balčus
About the director
Uldis Brauns (1932–2017). Selected filmography: The Beginning (Sākums, 1961), The Building (Celtne, 1962), The Worker (Strādnieks,1963), 235 000 000 (1967), Motorcycle Summer (Motociklu vasara, 1975), A Trip to Earth (Ceļojums uz zemi,1977), Goodbye, XXth Century (Ardievu, XX gadsimt!, 2005)
Contacts
National Film Centre of Latvia
Peitavas street 10, LV - 1050, Riga
Latvia
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E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.nkc.gov.lv
About the film
Black & white, DCP
Section: | Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary |
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Director: | Uldis Brauns |
Screenplay: | Armīns Lejiņš |
Dir. of Photography: | Uldis Brauns |
Production: | Riga Film Studio |
Sales: | National Film Centre of Latvia |
Guests
Dita Rietuma
Film Institution Rep.