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Viktoria Modesta was born on 25 February 1988 in Daugavpils, Latvia, USSR. She is an actress and composer, known for Bionic Showgirl (2019), Killjoys (2015) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (2016).- Actor
- Writer
- Composer
Russian pop singer-songwriter, fashion designer and actor, best known for his high pitched voice. Raised in Odessa, Ukraine, Vitas already had his high voice since a young age. He made his debut in 2000 with a performance of his signature song "Opera #2." The music video and live performances of the song became a widespread hit on the Internet. In 2002 he became the youngest solo artist to perform at the Kremlin Palace, and by 2006 he gained much popularity in China. He was only foreign performer to be at Beijing Olympics in 2008.- Director
- Writer
- Art Department
Aleksandr Stolper was born on 12 August 1907 in Dvinsk, Dvinsk uyezd, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was a director and writer, known for Zhivye i myortvye (1964), Povest o nastoyashchem cheloveke (1948) and Far from Moscow (1950). He died on 11 January 1979 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia].- Actress
- Soundtrack
Luba Malina was born on 18 September 1909 in Dvinsk, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. She was an actress, known for Mexican Hayride (1948), The Colgate Comedy Hour (1950) and Latin Rhythm (1938). She died on 12 July 1982 in New York, New York, USA.- Director
- Writer
- Animation Department
Vladimir Leschiov was born in 1970 in Daugavpils, Latvia. Vladimir is a director and writer, known for Electrician's Day (2018), Villa Antropoff (2012) and Sparni un Airi (2009).- Art Department
The family of Mark Rothko, whose real name was Rothkowitz, emigrated to New York in 1912/1913. In 1913 they moved to Portland (Oregon). He attended Yale University in New Haven from 1921 to 1923. He then took acting lessons from 1924 to 1927 and was a student of the expressionist Max Weber. In 1929 he began teaching at the Brooklyn Jewish Center. In 1932 he married Edith Sarah and two years later he became a co-founder of the artist group "Artists Union" in New York. Just one year later, the independent association of artists "The Ten" was founded. Marcus Rothkowitz began to change his name to Mark Rothko in 1940, which he kept. Around this time he became acquainted with Expressionism. He initiated a change from his previous surrealistic painting style in order to find his own painting language through the expressive style. It was expressed in the blurry rectangles of color.
After his divorce, he married Mell Beistle in 1945. This union resulted in two children, Kate (born 1950) and Christopher (born 1963). With his major work, which began in 1949, Mark Rothko became one of the most important representatives of abstract expressionism and color field painting. In 1950, Mark Rothko embarked on a five-month European tour through France, Italy and England. After his return he taught at Brooklyn College from 1951. Three years later the collaboration with the Sidney Janis Gallery began. In 1958, Rothko received an artistic commission for the "Four Seasans" restaurant in the Seagram Building, but he turned it down. The following year a second trip to Europe took place. A permanent Rothko Room with his paintings was set up in Washington's Philipps Collection in 1960. In 1969 he received another artistic commission for murals at the famous Harvard University in Cambridge near Boston.
In 1963, the Marlborough Fine Arts Gallery took up the painter's artistic interests. The following year, the construction of the Rothko Chapel in Houston was commissioned. Rothko became seriously ill in 1968. A year later, in 1969, the Mark Rothko Foundation was founded. The Tate Gallery was gifted nine Seagram Murals in 1969. During this time he separated from his wife Mell Beistle. Rothko became known for his abstract large-format paintings with their colored rectangular surfaces, which create the illusion of movement for the viewer through their blurred outlines. Beyond his actual painting, the artist always tried to create a close connection between the viewer and his works of art. It was always his intention to densely drape small rooms with his large-format works and to expose them to only subdued light.
The simple arrangement of its non-representational rectangular surfaces, the light and the space create something sublime that the viewer can also grasp. The apparent movement of the flat image objects creates tension in the viewer, who is absorbed by it and thus also by the image - in accordance with the artist's intentions. Rothko's abstraction is symbolic in nature. He was inspired by themes from the Old and New Testaments, myths and archaisms. He combines an eternal validity with his style, which he presents and makes tangible in the pictorial translation. As a representative of color field painting, he gave significant impetus to abstract expressionism.
In 1970, the Rothko Rooms opened at the Tate Gallery, and a year later, in 1971, the Rothko Chapel in Houston was posthumously completed.
Mark Rothko committed suicide in New York. He died on February 25, 1970.- Actor
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Solomon Mikhoels was born on 16 March 1890 in Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was an actor and producer, known for The Circus (1936), Jewish Luck (1925) and A Greater Promise (1936). He died on 19 January 1948 in Minsk, BSSR, USSR [now Belarus].- Director
- Writer
- Actor
Janis Streics was born on 26 September 1936 in Anspoki, Preilu parish, Daugavpils aprinkis, Latvia. He is a director and writer, known for Cilveka berns (1992), Teatris (1978) and Liktendzirnas (1997).- Julia Lescova was born on 4 July 1985 in Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, USSR. She is an actress, known for Desolation (2016), Noobz (2012) and Iki Yabanci (2007).
- Evgeniy Mundum was born on 13 June 1962 in Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, USSR. He is an actor, known for Bolevoy porog (2019), Pravda (2023) and The Alien Girl (2010).
- Venta Vecumniece was born on 3 December 1927 in Daugavpils, Latvia. She was an actress, known for Rudolfa mantojums (2010), Pie bagatas kundzes (1969) and Ezera Sonate (1977). She died on 27 May 2017.
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Born November 1, 1948, Latvia. Graduated from the All-Union Institute of Cinematography (VGIK), Film Director's Department (R.L.Karmen workshop) in Moscow in 1978. Since 1969 worked at Riga Film Studio. In 2000 founded Nida Filma. Director of 2 fiction and 36 documentary films. Scriptwriter for 11 fiction and documentary films. His films "The Long Day", "Variations on the Theme" and "The Days of a Man" was selected as study aid for following film higher educational institutions - VGIK (Russia), Graduate Film Programme at New York University and Harvard Film Archive at Harvard University (USA).
"The Days of a Man" (based on the works by A. Bytov, screenplay by S. Soloviov, Riga Film Studio, 1989) was selected for the screening at "Panorama" section of the International Berlin Film festival in 1992. It was the first time since the restoration of independence, when a film from Latvia is being screened in the official programme of an A category film festival. The film enjoyed critical acclaim. In 1992, the film was screened at the International Seattle Film Festival. The critics wrote: "...A visual symphony, the camera floating dreamily through darkened streets, empty houses and over tranquil waters, shot throughout with moody blues and iridescent yellows, THE DAYS OF A MAN is suffused with the spirit of Andrei Tarkovsky, yet this inspired first feature by Yevgeny Pashkevich is the work of a strong new voice, as unique and disquieting as that of the late great Russian master."- Actor
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vitold Janpavlis was born on 17 July 1930 in Daugavpils, Latvia. He was an actor and assistant director, known for Naperekor vsemu (1973), Put k serdtsu (1971) and Ch. P. - Chrezvychainoe proisshestvie (1958). He died on 22 August 2020.- Actor
- Costume Designer
Eugén Stepat was born on 23 May 1907 in Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was an actor and costume designer, known for Dankó Pista (1940) and Wedding in Toprin (1939). He died on 17 January 1984 in Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.- Deniss Vasiljevs was born on 9 August 1999 in Daugavpils, Latvia.
- Vitali Bykov was born on 26 June 1941 in Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, USSR. He was an actor, known for Mytar (1997), Ubit litsedeya (1998) and Gosudarstvennaya granitsa (1980). He died on 27 December 2021 in Russia.
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- Actor
- Writer
Imants Krenbergs was born on 30 May 1930 in Daugavpils, Latvia. He was a director and actor, known for Isa pamaciba milesana (1982), Rita migla (1966) and Zobena ena (1976). He died on 26 December 2005.- Yuri Losev was born on 29 January 1949 in Daugavpils, USSR. He was an actor, known for Liktena Lidumnieki (2003) and Sindikat-2 (1981). He died on 9 October 2019 in Daugavpils, Latvia.
- Sergej Larin was born on 9 March 1956 in Daugavpils, Latvia, USSR [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Rusalka (2002) and Carmen (2000). He died on 13 January 2008 in Bratislava, Slovakia.
- Art Director
- Production Designer
Semyon Mejnkin was born on 13 August 1892 in Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was an art director and production designer, known for Pesnya o shchastye (1934), Moy syn (1928) and Devushka s dalyokoy reki (1928). He died on 26 January 1942 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].- Boris Reinis was born on 2 June 1969 in Daugavpils, Latvia. He is an actor, known for The Little Traitor (2007).
- Gerard Vasilyevskiy was born in 1929 in Daugavpils, Latvia. He was an actor, known for Alpiyskaya ballada (1966) and Venok sonetov (1977). He died on 19 January 1992.
- Actress
- Director
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Natalya Rashevskaya was born on 26 October 1893 in Dvinsk, Dvinsk uyezd, Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. She was an actress and director, known for Dostigaev i drugie (1961), Ottsy i deti (1959) and Vragi (1953). She died on 18 March 1962 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia].- David T. Wilentz was born on 2 December 1894 in Daugavpils, Latgale, Latvia. He died on 6 July 1988 in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA.
- Composer
- Music Department
Grzegorz Fitelberg was born on 18 October 1879 in Dvinsk, Russian Empire [now Daugavpils, Latvia]. He was a composer, known for Janko Muzykant (1930) and Ga-ga: Glory to the Heroes (1986). He died on 10 June 1953 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.