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Return Of Sergeant Lapins
''Return of Sergeant Lapins'' ( lv, Seržanta Lapiņa atgriešanās or initially ''Tas notika ar viņiem'') is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by Latvian director Gatis Šmits. The film's plot is based on the play ''Tas notika ar viņiem'' (''That Happened to Them'') written by Gatis Šmits and produced in The New Theatre of Riga in 2007. Before being released on 26 November, the film was screened at the 15th Busan International Film Festival, which took place in October 2010. Plot The film is set in Riga, where Sergeant Krists Lapiņš returns from an international mission and moves into a remote flat in the city's Āgenskalns district. However, although expecting to live a peaceful life, Krists finds himself involved in several adventures. Cast *Andris Keišs as Krists Lapiņš *Guna Zariņa as Alise Lagzdiņa * Gatis Gāga as Didzis Budļevskis *Vilis Daudziņš as Ervīns Meijers *Kaspars Znotiņš Kaspars Znotiņš (born 7 October 1975) is a Latvian people, Latv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Šmits
Gatis is a Latvian masculine given name borne by over 5,000 men in Latvia.PMLP Database The etymology of the name is disputed. Some of the suggestions include a possible relation to the Latvian word ''gatavs'' ("ready", "mature"). Other versions suggest its possible relation to an old Latvian word "gātis" meaning ''gates'' or ''river source''. Another version suggests that the word is derived from the German name Gotthard. Its name-day is celebrated on 8 January. The name is one of the relatively few surviving names of indigenous origin from among the great number that were revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Individuals The name Gatis may refer to: * Gatis Čakšs (born 1995) Latvian javelin thrower * Gatis Gūts (born 1976), Latvian bobsleigher * Gatis Jahovičs (born 1984), Latvian basketball player * Gatis Kalniņš (born 1981), Latvian footballer * Gatis Kandis (born 1981), Latvian comedian * Gatis Smukul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
15th Busan International Film Festival
The 15th Busan International Film Festival was held from October 7 to October 15, 2010, at the Busan Stadium Yachting Center Outdoor Stage, hosted by actors Jung Joon-ho and Han Ji-hye. A total of 308 films from 67 countries were screened in 6 theaters, with a record 103 world premieres and 52 international premieres. The festival had a total attendance of 182,046. During the event, festival director Kim Dong-ho announced the construction of the Busan Cinema Center, which will be the main venue of the festival in the future. Kim also announced his own retirement, having served as director since the festival was founded in 1996. Program :† World premiere :†† International premiere : Opening Film Gala Presentation A Window on Asian Cinema New Currents Korean Cinema Today - Panorama Korean Cinema Today - Vision Korean Cinema Retrospective All That She Allows : Star, Actress, and Jimi Kim World Cinema Flash Forward Wide Angle Korean Short Film Competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Comedy-drama Films
Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by the Swedish language * Swedish people or Swedes, persons with a Swedish ancestral or ethnic identity ** A national or citizen of Sweden, see demographics of Sweden ** Culture of Sweden * Swedish cuisine See also * * Swedish Church (other) * Swedish Institute (other) * Swedish invasion (other) * Swedish Open (other) Swedish Open is a tennis tournament. Swedish Open may also refer to: * Swedish Open (badminton) *Swedish Open (table tennis) * Swedish Open (squash) *Swedish Open (darts) The Swedish Open is a darts tournament established in 1969, held in Ma ... {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian-language Films
Latvian ( ), also known as Lettish, is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the Baltic region. It is the language of Latvians and the official language of Latvia as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 1.3 million native Latvian speakers in Latvia and 100,000 abroad. Altogether, 2 million, or 80% of the population of Latvia, speak Latvian. Of those, around 1.16 million or 62% of Latvia's population use it as their primary language at home, however excluding the Latgale Region it is spoken as a native language in villages and towns by over 90% of the population. As a Baltic language, Latvian is most closely related to neighboring Lithuanian (as well as Old Prussian, an extinct Baltic language); however Latvian has followed a more rapid development. In addition, there is some disagreement whether Latgalian and Kursenieki, which are mutually intelligible with Latvian, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Comedy-drama Films
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ... ** Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region ** Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish ** Latvian cuisine ** Latvian culture ** Latvian horse * Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also * Latvia (other) * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Films
In the year 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3D-technology in filmmaking after the success of '' Avatar'' in the format, with releases such as ''Alice in Wonderland'', '' Clash of the Titans'', ''Jackass 3D'', all animated films, with numerous other titles being released in 3D formats. 20th Century Fox celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2010. Evaluation of the year In his article highlighting the best movies of 2010, Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' said: "At times it feels as if we’re living in something of a cinematic golden age, but one that’s altogether different from earlier halcyon days. Where some celebrate the former genius of the system to explain an earlier day’s proliferation of fine movies, now the system is something of a blunderer that often flings itself into follies or even crushes inspiration under its weight, but sometimes gets carried away, for reasons good or bad, and hands surprising control of vast resources over to a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igors Ziemelis
Igors is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Igors Kazakēvičs (born 1980), Latvian race walker *Igors Kazanovs (born 1963), retired athlete who represented the USSR and later Latvia * Igors Korabļovs (born 1974), Latvian football (soccer) defender *Igors Kozlovs (born 1987), football midfielder from Latvia * Igors Pavlovs (born 1965), professional ice hockey player * Igors Sļesarčuks (born 1976), football striker from Latvia * Igors Savčenkovs (born 1982), football defender from Latvia * Igors Semjonovs (born 1985), football midfielder from Latvia * Igors Sokolovs (born 1974), Latvian hammer thrower * Igors Stepanovs (born 1976), Latvian football defender * Igors Troickis (born 1969), former football defender from Latvia * Igors Vihrovs (born 1978), Latvian gymnast See also *Igor (other) *Igor (given name) Igor ( be, Ігар, Ihar ; russian: Игорь, Igor' ; sr-Cyrl, Игор ; uk, Ігор, Ihor ; ) is a common East Slavic given name deri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Šingireja
Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake in 1924), Filipino film actress * Bogusław Linda (born 1952), Polish actor * Solomon Linda (1909–1962), South African Zulu musician, singer and composer who wrote the song "Mbube" which later became "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" Places * Linda, California, a census-designated place * Linda, Missouri, a ghost town * Linda, Tasmania, Australia, a ghost town * Linda, Georgia, village in Abkhazia, Georgia * Linda, Bashkortostan, village in Bashkortostan, Russia * Linda Valley, Tasmania * 7169 Linda, an asteroid * Linda, a small lunar crater - see Delisle (crater) Music * Linda (Linda George album), ''Linda'' (Linda George album), 1974 * Linda (Linda Clifford album), ''Linda'' (Linda Clifford album), 1977 * Linda (Miguel Bosé album), ''Linda'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaspars Znotiņš
Kaspars Znotiņš (born 7 October 1975) is a Latvian stage and film actor. Born in Jelgava, Latvia, Znotiņš began his career working on the New Riga Theatre, and has performed in stage productions at the Latvian National Theatre and Daile Theatre. Znotiņš has also appeared in a number of Latvian films, such as the 2010 Gatis Šmits-directed comedy-drama ''Return of Sergeant Lapins ''Return of Sergeant Lapins'' ( lv, Seržanta Lapiņa atgriešanās or initially ''Tas notika ar viņiem'') is a 2010 comedy-drama film directed by Latvian director Gatis Šmits. The film's plot is based on the play ''Tas notika ar viņiem'' ('' ...''. In 2010, he won the Season Award (Latvian: ''Spēlmaņu nakts''), an annual award bestowed upon to the best Latvian dramatic stage actor by the Latvian Theatre Union (LTDS) for his role in '' Ziedonis un visums'' (''Ziedonis and the Universe''). In 2017, he won the Lielais Kristaps Award for Best Actor for his role as Francis in the Aik Karape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilis Daudziņš
Vilis Daudziņš (born 7 November 1970) is a Latvian actor. In the theatre, he has appeared in several plays of Alvis Hermanis and Māra Ķimele, produced in New Riga Theatre New Riga Theatre ( lv, Jaunais Rīgas teātris) is a theatre in Riga, Latvia. It was established in 1992. Several world known Latvian directors have started their career in this theatre, like Alvis Hermanis, Viesturs Kairišs among others. Di .... He has also taken part in several films. Filmography External links *Vilis Daudziņš at Jaunais Rīgas teātris homepage 1970 births Living people Latvian male television actors Latvian male film actors Latvian male stage actors Actors from Riga 21st-century Latvian male actors Lielais Kristaps Award winners {{latvia-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gatis Gāga
Gatis is a Latvian masculine given name borne by over 5,000 men in Latvia.PMLP Database The etymology of the name is disputed. Some of the suggestions include a possible relation to the Latvian word ''gatavs'' ("ready", "mature"). Other versions suggest its possible relation to an old Latvian word "gātis" meaning ''gates'' or ''river source''. Another version suggests that the word is derived from the German name Gotthard. Its name-day is celebrated on 8 January. The name is one of the relatively few surviving names of indigenous origin from among the great number that were revived or introduced during the Latvian National Awakening of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Individuals The name Gatis may refer to: * Gatis Čakšs (born 1995) Latvian javelin thrower * Gatis Gūts (born 1976), Latvian bobsleigher * Gatis Jahovičs (born 1984), Latvian basketball player * Gatis Kalniņš (born 1981), Latvian footballer * Gatis Kandis (born 1981), Latvian comedian * Gatis Smuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Āgenskalns
Āgenskalns (historically known also as ''Hāgenskalns'' or ''Hagensberg'') is a district in Riga, located on the left bank of the Daugava, an old neighbourhood, mainly built in the late 19th to early 20th century. The total area of Āgenskalns is 4,6 km2, which is a lot less than other districts of Riga. History First known building of Āgenskalns and whole Pārdaugava was the fortified Mara mill, which was mentioned already in 1226. As evidenced by maps of the 17th century, the village of Āgenskalns started next to crossroads of current Meža, Sētas and Nometņu Street and continued to develop alongside Nometņu Street. During the 17th century, Āgenskalns was little populated. Most of the non-auxiliary members of the Latvian trade house dominated there and also mercenaries - fishermen, anchors, wine barrel carriers, boatmen and others. Name “Āgenskalns” came from a manor of Henrih fon Hagen, who was a judge in the 17th century (from the German ''Hagenshof'', now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
