From 21 to 25 April, the 25th Film Forum “Un Vārds tapa filma...” (“And the Word Became Film...”) will take place at the K.Suns cinema (Elizabetes iela 83/85) in Riga. This year, eight films will be screened. Two of the titles are the 2024 work of local filmmakers, and six of the films have won awards at various international film festivals, including the International Ecumenical Jury Awards. The films’ messages raise fundamental questions about the spirituality among people, the search for identity and values, the balance between the mind and emotions, and human and social values.
The film forum is supported by the Embassy of Norway, the Embassy of Denmark, and the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia. Organised by the Stunda Foundation.
Entrance fee – donation.
PROGRAMME
Monday, April 21, at 15:30
VIRIDIANA (Viridiāna), Luis Buñuel, Spain and Mexico, 1961, 90'
Awarded the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Monday, April 21, at 18:00
As It Is in Heaven (Gandrīz kā debesīs; Så som i himmelen), Kay Pollak, Sweden, 2004, 133'
Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004.
Tuesday, April 22, at 17:30
THE TREE OF WOODEN CLOGS (Koka tupeļu koks; L'Albero degli zoccoli), Ermanno Olmi, Italy, 1978, 186'
Awarded the Palme d'Or, the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Wednesday, April 23, at 17:30
Den store stilhed (Lielais klusums), Katrine Brocks, Denmark, 2022, 95’
Wednesday, April 23, at 20:00
MARIJAS KLUSUMS (Maria's Silence), Dāvis Sīmanis, Latvia, 2024, 104’
Awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Berlinale.
Thursday, April 24, at 17:30
Landscape in the Mist (Ainava miglā; Τοπίο στην ομίχλη), Theo Angelopoulos, Greece, 1988, 127'
Awarded the Interfilm Award at the Berlin Film Festival, Best European Film and the Silver Lion, O.C.I.C. Award at the Venice Film Festival (shared with The Legend of the Holy Drinker by Olmi).
CLOSURE
Friday, April 25, at 17:30
Elskling (Mīļā; Loveable), Lilja Ingolfsdottir, Norway, 2024, 101'
Awarded the Ecumenical Jury Prize at the Karlovy Vary Festival.
Friday, April 25, at 20:00
Il tango della vita (Dzīves tango), Ērika Lifrēdo, Krista Burāne, Latvia, Italy, Argentina, 2024, 76'
Each screening will be followed by a thematic discussion in the auditorium.
