The Sign Painter

The Sign Painter
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	15 January 2020;
Running time	118 minutes
Countries	Latvia, Czech Republic, Lithuania
Languages	Latgalian, Latvian, German, Russian, Yiddish
Budget	EUR 1.5 million

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]

Plot[]

The 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[]

^ "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[]

The Sign Painter at IMDb
Official trailer (in Latgalian and English)

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[NKC-1] "The Sign Painter". National Film Centre of Latvia. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[2] Balčus, Zane (6 November 2020). "Latvian/Czech/Lithuanian The Sign Painter Signs North American Sales Deal". Film New Europe Association. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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