The Sign Painter (Latgalian: Piļsāta pi upis, Latvian: Pilsēta pie upes – 'city by the river') is a 2020 Latvian historical drama directed by Viestur Kairish. The film premiered on 15 January 2020 in Latvia[1] and on 19 November 2020 internationally at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.[2]
| The Sign Painter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Viestur Kairish |
| Written by | Viestur Kairish (based on a novel by Gunārs Janovskis) |
| Produced by | Guntis Trekteris Julietta Sichel Kęstutis Drazdauskas Peter Ragauss |
| Starring | Dāvis Suharevskis Gundars Āboliņš Agnese Cīrule Juozas Budraitis Brigita Cmuntova |
| Cinematography | Gints Bērziņš |
| Edited by | Armands Začs |
| Music by | Juste Janulytė |
| Distributed by | EastWest Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Countries | Latvia, Czech Republic, Lithuania |
| Languages | Latgalian, Latvian, German, Russian, Yiddish |
| Budget | EUR 1.5 million |
Plot
editThe Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man, Ansis, with simple dreams: to marry Zisele, the free-spirited and beautiful daughter of a local Jewish merchant, and to pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his home during World War II.
References
edit- ^ "The Sign Painter". National Film Centre of Latvia. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Balčus, Zane (6 November 2020). "Latvian/Czech/Lithuanian The Sign Painter Signs North American Sales Deal". Film New Europe Association. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
External links
edit- The Sign Painter at IMDb
- Official trailer (in Latgalian and English)
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