Janis Streics

Janis Streics

Director · Actor · Writer

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Jānis Streičs (1936-2026) was a renowned Latvian film director, writer, actor and painter. Streičs is often described as the master of understanding the mentality of Latvians and no stranger to good-hearted irony and humour. His comedy films earned him an unwavering popularity among the people, and three of his films - Theatre (1978), A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve (1981), and The Child of Man (1992) - were awarded the national cinema prize 'Lielais Kristaps' as the best film of the year.

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KNOWN FOR

Shoot in My Place

Shoot in My Place

1971

To Remember or to Forget

To Remember or to Forget

1981

Was There Karotin?

Was There Karotin?

1990

Ilga-Ivolga

Ilga-Ivolga

1974

Boys from Liv Island

Boys from Liv Island

1969

Strange Passions

Strange Passions

1983

FILMOGRAPHY

ACTOR11

DIRECTOR23

WRITER13

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