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Israel, Latvia, 2002, 105 min.
Director: Herz Frank
Director: Herz Frank
«This film is a confession. I dedicated the film to all cameramen with whom I was lucky to work, who worked with all their heart and soul, with one eye dry and another wet. Each frame out of 400 included into the film is a real document. Altogether they form an artistic fabric with a dramatic story full of philosophy, personal perception of the world and, of course, visual culture. All the rest – words, music, noise and silence which also has its voice – rooted into strict sequence of images. As far as documentary is concerned I have always been attracted by spiritual life of a person, personality and perennial problems – love, birth, death, destiny… I have always been tortured by doubts: do we, documentary filmmakers, have the right to expose someone’s life? I doubted but I continued to film», - Herz Frank.
Herz Frank
Herz Frank
was born on 17.01.26 in Ludza, Lavia. Studied law in Moscow, graduated from military school, served as an officer in the Soviet Army in Transbaikalia. He worked as a journalist and photographer in Chita, Vladimir and Riga. Starting from 1962 he was scriptwriter and film director at Riga Film Studio. He has made more than 30 films awarded in many International Film Festivals. Herz Frank is one of the founders of the Riga school of poetic documentary. He has written two book «The Chart of Ptolemy» (1975) and “Turn Back at the Threshold” (2009). Member of the Rusia Film Academy. He founded his film studio EFEF/ FRANKFILM. Herz Frank lectures in different film schools all around the world.
FILMOGRAPHY
«Testament», 1962; «Salty Bread», 1964; «Midday», 1965/66 «District Town Chronicle», 1966; «The White Bells», 1962; «You and me», 1963; «Hands and Heart»,1965; «Year's Report», «235.000.000», «Without Legends»1967; «Fourth Chairman», 1968; «Four Days in May»,1968; «Your Payday», 1971; «The Trail of Soul», 1972; «From Centaur», 1973; «Restricted Area», «Maksla (The Art)», «Diagnosis», 1975; Maya Tabaka», 1976; «Pale Guard», 1977; «Ten Minutes Older», 1978; «Awakening», 1979; «Edgar Kaulin's Last Holidays», 1980; «Horse Power», 1981; «Boots,Shoes, Boots...(the Queue)», 1982; «Stranger's Pain», 1984; «Seven Simeons», 1985; «The Sard», 1986; «The Last Judgement», 1987; «The Song of Songs», «Seven Simeons», 1989; «The Jewish Street», 1992; «Wailing Wall Man», 1998; «Madonna with a Child», 2001; «Flashback”, 2002/
Israel, Latvia, 2002, 105 min.
Director: Herz Frank
Director: Herz Frank
«This film is a confession. I dedicated the film to all cameramen with whom I was lucky to work, who worked with all their heart and soul, with one eye dry and another wet. Each frame out of 400 included into the film is a real document. Altogether they form an artistic fabric with a dramatic story full of philosophy, personal perception of the world and, of course, visual culture. All the rest – words, music, noise and silence which also has its voice – rooted into strict sequence of images. As far as documentary is concerned I have always been attracted by spiritual life of a person, personality and perennial problems – love, birth, death, destiny… I have always been tortured by doubts: do we, documentary filmmakers, have the right to expose someone’s life? I doubted but I continued to film», - Herz Frank.