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Uldis BRAUNS
Улдис БРАУНС
Uldis BRAUNS
USSR (Latvia), 1961, 10mn
Black and white, documentary
Nachalo
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Начало
The Beginning
Le Début
Other titles :
Sākums (original title)
Directed by :
Uldis BRAUNS
(Улдис БРАУНС)
Cinematography :
Uldis BRAUNS
(Улдис БРАУНС)
Other persons :
Author :
A. LEJINS
Sound :
A. VIŠŅEVSKIS
Companies :
Rīgas Kinostudija
Distribution :
Centre National du Film de Lettonie (zanda.dudina@nfc.gov.lv, +371 67358858)
format :
35 mm
Plot synopsis
This film can be considered the first film of the "Riga School". A poetic documentary on the construction of a dam and the production of electricity.
Selected in the following festivals or events :
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Baltic Soviet films
, (kinoglaz.fr), 2026
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États généraux du film documentaire
, Lussas (France), 2012