I Remember Everything, Richard
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I Remember Everything, Richard is a 1966 film produced during Soviet period at the Riga Film Studio. Another name for the film is Rock and Splinters , which is normally applied to the uncut version.
The film's director was Rolands Kalniņš
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, where they fight against the Red Army
in the Volkhov
Marshes. Zigis is killed while attempting to desert
to the Soviets. Twenty years later the two surviving friends meet again. Jānis has stayed in Soviet Latvia
and accepted the new order, while Ričards arrives from abroad, having become an agent to the Western powers hostile to the Soviet system.
Remarkably, while produced during the Soviet period and being full of Soviet propaganda clichés, the film rather objectively describes the events surrounding participation of Latvian Legion in battles against Soviets on the Leningrad Front
during World War II. This sharply contrasts the current official stance of the Russian Federation, which uses the Legion issue to assert political and ideological pressure on Latvia on international scene.
The film's director was Rolands Kalniņš
Rolands Kalninš
Rolands Kalniņš is a Latvian film director.In 1980 his film Saruna ar karalieni received Latvian Film Prize as the best documentary.-References:...
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Plot
Synopsis in brief: Three friends—Jānis, Zigis and Ričards—are mobilized into the Latvian Legion during World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, where they fight against the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
in the Volkhov
Volkhov River
Volkhov is a river in Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia.-Geography:The Volkhov flows out of Lake Ilmen north into Lake Ladoga, the largest lake of Europe. It is the second largest tributary of Lake Ladoga. It is navigable over its whole length. Discharge is highly...
Marshes. Zigis is killed while attempting to desert
Desertion
In military terminology, desertion is the abandonment of a "duty" or post without permission and is done with the intention of not returning...
to the Soviets. Twenty years later the two surviving friends meet again. Jānis has stayed in Soviet Latvia
Latvian SSR
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Latvian SSR for short, was one of the republics that made up the Soviet Union. Established on 21 July 1940 as a puppet state during World War II in the territory of the previously independent Republic of Latvia after it had been occupied by...
and accepted the new order, while Ričards arrives from abroad, having become an agent to the Western powers hostile to the Soviet system.
Remarkably, while produced during the Soviet period and being full of Soviet propaganda clichés, the film rather objectively describes the events surrounding participation of Latvian Legion in battles against Soviets on the Leningrad Front
Leningrad Front
The Leningrad Front was first formed on August 27, 1941, by dividing the Northern Front into the Leningrad Front and Karelian Front, during the German approach on Leningrad .-History:...
during World War II. This sharply contrasts the current official stance of the Russian Federation, which uses the Legion issue to assert political and ideological pressure on Latvia on international scene.
Cast
The film's cast featured several important Latvian actors: Eduards Pāvuls, Antra Liedskalniņa, Harijs Liepiņš, Pauls Butkēvičs, Uldis Pūcītis.External links
- Akmens un šķembas on VHS - Gilde Film Studio
- http://www.km.gov.lv/ui/main.asp?id=23155