Film

Dear Life

1989 · 3h 5m

A homage to Krišjānis Barons and his life's work – to collect and catalogue Latvian folksongs or dainas,thus creating the encyclopaedia of Latvian life, a poetic reflection of the knowledge of life accumulated over the centuries. The film is based on Krišjānis Barons' life during late 1800s and early 1900s – his childhood and youth in Latvia, studies and work in St. Petersburg and other places in Russia, his relationship with his faithful wife Dārta, and the awakening of the Latvian self-awareness.

Valdemārs Zandbergs

Krišjānis Barons

Velta Līne

Dārta

Leonīds Grabovskis

Indra Briķe

Juris Bartkevičs

Maija Apine

Alvis Hermanis

Ivars Brakovskis

Dace Eversa

Hermanis Vazdiks

Āris Rozentāls

Artūrs Ņikitins

Regīna Razuma

Dita Krenberga

Kristīne Līpiņa

Bruno Egle

• Aivars FreimanisDirector · Writer
• Valdis EglītisDirector of Photography
• Liene BāliņaEditor

Release date

January 4, 1989

Status

Released

Original language

Latvian

Runtime

3h 5m