Escaping Riga

Escaping Riga

Release date : April 1, 2014
Runtime : 1h 10m
Countries of origin : Latvia /
Original Language : Latvian / Russian /
Director : Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. /
Production companies : Mistrus Media /
April 1, 2014 1h 10m Latvia Documentary Latvian More
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The film is based on true events, it tells the stories of two outstanding personalities of the 20th century – Sergei Eisenstein and Isaiah Berlin, who were both born and spent their childhood in Riga but soon had to leave the city. The film follows the lives of the two characters during the turbulent first half of the 20th century, telling how one of them becomes “the greatest film director of his generation” in the totalitarian Soviet Union, and the other “the greatest thinker of his generation” in liberal Great Britain.
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  • title:Escaping Riga
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2014
  • Runtime:1h 10m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: Latvia ·
  • Original Language: Latvian · Russian ·
  • Director: Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. /
  • Writers: Uldis Tīrons · Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. ·
  • Production companies: Mistrus Media ·
  • Overview:The film is based on true events, it tells the stories of two outstanding personalities of the 20th century – Sergei Eisenstein and Isaiah Berlin, who were both born and spent their childhood in Riga but soon had to leave the city. The film follows the lives of the two characters during the turbulent first half of the 20th century, telling how one of them becomes “the greatest film director of his generation” in the totalitarian Soviet Union, and the other “the greatest thinker of his generation” in liberal Great Britain.
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