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Janis Streics

Janis Streics

ActorDirectorWriter Sep 26 (died age 89) Anspoki, Republic of Latvia 1967–2015 (48 year career)
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Biography

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 y…

Known For

A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve
Film

A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve

Director
Theatre
Film

Theatre

6.0 1978
Was There Karotin?
Film

Was There Karotin?

Рудольф Петрович
The Child of Man
Film

The Child of Man

5.3 1992
My Frivolous Friend
Film

My Frivolous Friend

Director
The Mills of Fate
Film

The Mills of Fate

Director
Theatre
Film

Theatre

Director / Narrator
The Cage
Film

The Cage

8.0 1993

Filmography