
Acting
Edgars Liepiņš
Born 1928-12-17 · Zeltiņu Parish, Latvia
Acting credits
4.0Based on a stage play of the same name by the one of the biggest names in the history of Latvian literature Rainis, "Put, vejini" tells a story of an unconventional love that blossoms between the handsome, wealthy and impetuous merchant Uldis and the timid, humble and clear-hearted orphan Baiba.
Blow, Wind!
1973
No synopsis available yet.
Forgotten Things
1982
7.0Revolution of 1905 in Latvia.
If We Live Through All This
1987
6.2A group of men go under-ice fishing, but find themselves trapped on a piece of ice, that has broken off. As they are drifting through the sea, the tension between them rises.
In the Shadow of Death
1972
4.3Latvia in the 1920s. The enterprising Edgars Ceplis establishes a company to produce bricks from Latvian clay for export. Many are involved in his project, hoping for the huge profits the venture promises. Ceplis soon becomes infatuated with his office typist Austra Zīle and starts neglecting the business...
Ceplis
1972
NRPost-war Latvia. Francis' gang operates in a small town and the new KGB agent Juris Vilks has been asked to infiltrate his gang and gain his confidence.
The Longest Straw
1982
NRThe hard work plays an important role in the personal growth of a runner.
The Warrior of the Queen
1970
6.5In the experimental clinic, a batch of valuable drug was stolen. Major Grigast suspects that someone from the clinic is involved in this. He entrusts this complex matter to a young investigator Mara. An investigation leads her to a distant border town in the south of the country, where the offender intended to ship the drug abroad.
24-25 Doesn't Come Back
1969
5.0Latvia, late 19th century. Farm-hand boy Jancis lives on a homestead with his mother, grandfather and grandmother. His world does not reach beyond the horizon, and life progresses according to the seasonal cycle – from winter through spring, summer and autumn to the next St. George's Day when farmhands often had to move to the next farm.
A Boy
1977
NRThe 1930s. Young fisherman Oskars Klava dreams of new nets to help him gain independence from the collector Garoza but he lacks the trust of old fishermen.
The Fisherman's Son
1957
NRNo synopsis available yet.
The Debt Of Love
1984
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Blue Carbuncle
1980
6.4Cezars Kalnins installs telephones by day and composes pop songs by night. His band has a hard time receiving the permit from Soviet censorship authorities for a public debut. A member of the Culture Committee superficially listens to Cēzars' songs and deems the lyrics "unsuitable and frivolous” and "unfit for the Soviet youth”, and is later powerless to stop the grindstone of public debate, which she has herself initiated.
Four White Shirts
1967
6.0The film is about the fisherman Styopa, who alone survived the sinking of a fishing vessel.
Meldru mežs
1971
7.0An adventurous love story of a veterinarian from Riga, a cheerful loser Andris.
Be My Mother-in-Law!
1977
NRThe colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power hadn’t got worried by the rushes they saw, which lead them to terminate the production. In 1992, Rolands Kalniņš made this edit of the remaining material – an elegy to lost hopes and illusions.
Maritime Climates
1974
7.0Head of the CID and his colleagues are investigating a serious crime but the main witnesses are of no help.
Three Days of Reflection
1982
NRZolitude is inhabited mainly by immigrants. An extremely denational environment, a disorderly everyday life, depressing standard type architecture - these are the problems faced by the film's characters.
Zolitūde
1990