The Photographer from Riga ( Fotografen från Riga )

The Photographer from Riga (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Fotografen från Riga
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
58 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Short Film
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Maud Nycander

Written By:
Maud Nycander

Actors:
Inta Ruka

Synopsis:

Images from a country in transition. Inta Ruka is one of Europe´s most noteworthy documentary photographers. For thirty years she has taken hauntingly beautiful portraits of the faces of Latvia. In this documentary, award-winning filmmaker Maud Nycander portrays her friend and colleague who, despite her renown, still works as a cleaner at the Swedish embassy in Riga. The documentary also depicts a country in the throes of dramatic change. Inta Ruka was born in Riga in 1958. Given a camera in her teens, Ruka has spent decades photographing people in their natural surroundings, primarily in her home village of Balvi in eastern Latvia and in a dilapidated wooden building in the old part of Riga. The pictures are personal portraits of everyday people in Latvia. All photos are in black-and-white using natural light, and all carry a unique appeal for the viewer. Ruka had her international breakthrough a decade ago, but still works as a cleaner at the Swedish embassy in Riga. The story of Inta Ruka also documents the radical transformation of Latvia over the past 20 years. We meet her mother and teenage son, two people not only from different generations, but from different worlds - from Siberian labour camps to designer clothes and computer games. And in between them stands Ruka herself - who doesn´t want to let go of the security of her cleaner´s job despite her brilliant career as a photographer. Maud Nycander has made several acclaimed documentaries, and won the Guldbaggen and Prix Italia awards in 2008 for her film 'The Nun'. The documentary about Inta Ruka opened in cinemas in late October 2009 to much critical acclaim.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 22 June, 2010.

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