Gunārs Piesis
Gunārs Piesis (19 July 1931 – 9 February 1996) was a Latvian film director. Many of Piesis's films are adaptations of classic stories, and he was one of the most popular directors during the Soviet era. Popular films include Nāves ēna (1971), Pūt, vējiņi (1973), Sprīdītis (1985), and Maija un Paija (1991).
Gunārs Piesis
- Name
- Gunārs Piesis
- Born
- 19 July 1931
- Birthplace
- Riga, Latvia
- Died
- 9 February 1996
- Occupation
- Film director
- Nationality
- Latvia · Soviet Union
- Education
- Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography
- Languages
- Latvian
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Gunārs Piesis (19 July 1931 – 9 February 1996) was a Latvian film director. Many of Piesis's films are adaptations of classic stories, and he was one of the most popular directors during the Soviet era. Popular films include Nāves ēna (1971), Pūt, vējiņi (1973), Sprīdītis (1985), and Maija un Paija (1991).
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Piesis struggled with mental health issues during his career, which he documented in his diary. His archives are now in the Riga Film Museum.
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• Name — Gunārs Piesis • Born — 19 July 1931 • Birthplace — Riga, Latvia • Died — 9 February 1996 • Occupation — Film director • Years Active — 1961-1990
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1996
Gunārs Piesis died at Riga.
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- 1.Bernāts, Andris. Jūtīgs un talantīgs, dzīves nogalē - nesaprasts un viens. Kāds bija ģeniālās filmas "Nāves ēnā" režisors Gunārs Piesis. Jauns. 27 May 2018.
- 2.Rīgas Kino muzejs negaidīti saņēmis režisora Gunāra Pieša mantojumu. Jauns. 11 July 2012.
- 3.O'Connor, Kevin C. Culture and Customs of the Baltic States. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 161. 30 March 2006. 978-0-313-01484-0.
- 4.Gunārs Piesis. Dienasgrāmata. Kino Raksti.
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