Vizma Belševica

After becoming a teacher, Janis Lazdan returns to his native village in Latgale. In Novie Gudani, he sees black cassocks everywhere. Nuns sit at the bedside of his sick mother. The girl he loves, Lienite, is dressed in the black habit of a novice. Anton, Janis' childhood friend, has become a priest. A struggle begins between Janis and Anton, a subtle psychologist, over Andris, a sickly boy who is extremely impressionable and gifted. Janis understands that the power of the church lies in the indifference of non-believers. He believes in his own strength and love for his loved ones.

A TV film with texts by Vizma Belševica about the fishermen of Salacgrīva. The film was banned and considered lost, but it has been preserved.

Philosophical reflections on life and death, the continuity of life on earth, and the memories we cherish and preserve of those who have passed away. The documentary film shows post-war Latvia in ruins.

Story about a poor orphan Dauka.

After becoming a teacher, Janis Lazdan returns to his native village in Latgale. In Novie Gudani, he sees black cassocks everywhere. Nuns sit at the bedside of his sick mother. The girl he loves, Lienite, is dressed in the black habit of a novice. Anton, Janis' childhood friend, has become a priest. A struggle begins between Janis and Anton, a subtle psychologist, over Andris, a sickly boy who is extremely impressionable and gifted. Janis understands that the power of the church lies in the indifference of non-believers. He believes in his own strength and love for his loved ones.

A TV film with texts by Vizma Belševica about the fishermen of Salacgrīva. The film was banned and considered lost, but it has been preserved.

Philosophical reflections on life and death, the continuity of life on earth, and the memories we cherish and preserve of those who have passed away. The documentary film shows post-war Latvia in ruins.

Story about a poor orphan Dauka.