Dear Life
1989, LV. Directed by Aivars Freimanis.
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.
- Runtime
- 3h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- LV
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- Released
- 4 January 1989
- Original title
- Dzīvīte
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aivars Freimanis
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Who directed Dear Life?
Dear Life (1989) was directed by Aivars Freimanis and stars Valdemārs Zandbergs, Velta Līne, Leonīds Grabovskis.