Dear Life (1989)
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.
Director: Aivars Freimanis
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Valdemārs Zandbergs as Krišjānis Barons |
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Velta Līne as Dārta |
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Leonīds Grabovskis as |
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Indra Briķe as |
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Juris Bartkevičs as |
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Maija Apine as |
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Alvis Hermanis as |
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Ivars Brakovskis as |
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Dace Eversa as |
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Hermanis Vazdiks as |
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Āris Rozentāls as |
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Artūrs Ņikitins as |
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Regīna Razuma as |
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Dita Krenberga as |
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Kristīne Līpiņa as |
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Bruno Egle as |
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Vizma Ozoliņa- Kvēpa as |
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Pēteris Lūcis as |
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Haralds Ulmanis as |
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Juris Žagars as |
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Jānis Baltvilks as |
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Ingmārs Freimanis as |
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Aivars Neibarts as |
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Pēteris Korsaks as |
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Varis Vetra as |
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Gundars Āboliņš as |
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Askolds Saulītis as |
| Directing | Aivars Freimanis | Director |
| Writing | Aivars Freimanis | Writer |
| Sound | Aivars Pēteris Znotiņš | Sound Director |
| Sound | Mārtiņš Brauns | Music |
| Art | Ieva Romanova | Production Design |
| Editing | Liene Bāliņa | Editor |
| Camera | Valdis Eglītis | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Jānis Peters | Co-Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Skaidra Deksne | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Sila | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janis Riba | Makeup Designer |
| Directing | Vija Ozere | Co-Director |