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The Beginning (1961)
Directed by Uldis Brauns
Documentary · 10m
The Beginning is the first installment in Brauns’ trilogy dedicated to large-scale construction development in Latvia. It captures the building process of the Pļaviņas hydroelectric station on the country’s largest river. Observation of the builders, drivers, and engineers at work highlights the human aspect of construction work. The film’s title carries symbolic weight – this is the first Riga school film, Brauns’ directorial debut, the first widescreen picture made in Latvia, and the first part of a trilogy.
Crew
- Director
- Uldis Brauns
- Writer
- Armīns Lejiņš
- Director of Photography
- Uldis Brauns
Details
- Original title
- Sākums
- Release date
- 1961-01-01
- Runtime
- 10m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- LV
- Spoken languages
- Latvian, Russian
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Rīgas kinostudija