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film profile], the third feature from Latvian director
DÄvis SÄ«manis, premiered in the Big Screen Competition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Set in 1913, one year before the First World War, the black and white wartime drama was inspired by the emblematic figure of Peter, a Latvian hero. SÄ«manis told us about his esthetic concept for the film and his inspiration for the main character.
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Cineuropa:
This is your third film telling a story set in wartime. What fascinates you about these specific time periods?
Davis Simanis: These are critical periods that represent a test for civilisation. Life takes an extreme form of existence. The nature of relationships is shown in a radical manner, in its purest sense. I am interested in showing characters that are not only confronted with a war that is on the outside, but who are also struggling inside themselves. If I wanted to tell a story set in the present, I
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the project?
EL: The feeling of being stuck. As an artist, itâs intolerable, even though it obviously applies to everyone in the world right now. Many say that this is a great opportunity to write, but I frankly donât think so.
AL: Talking about production difficulties, funding in Greece is a real challenge, and our local financing levels are rather low â that makes it very hard to co-produce with bigger countries. The backing provided by our film centre is up to â¬180,000 for an international co-production, whereas in other âsmall countriesâ â not in France â it can reach â¬300,000. Iâve worked with Eurimages a couple of times, and itâs great, but for us, funding remains a major struggle. COVID-19 is slowing things down and postponing work. Nonetheless, Iâm rather optimistic. I think this project is still feasible, and I can say that after seeing the positive response it got at CineMart.
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