Rainis Trailers

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Rainis was the pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns (September 11, 1865 – September 12, 1929), a Latvian poet, playwright, translator, and politician. Rainis' works include the classic plays Uguns un nakts (Fire and Night, 1905) and Indulis un Ārija (Indulis and Ārija, 1911), and a highly regarded translation of Goethe's Faust. His works had a profound influence on the literary Latvian language, and the ethnic symbolism he employed in his major works has been central to Latvian nationalism.

Most Popular Rainis Trailers

Total trailers found: 4

Blow, Wind! Trailer (1973)

01 September 1973

Based on a stage play of the same name by the one of the biggest names in the history of Latvian literature Rainis, "Put, vejini" tells a story of an unconventional love that blossoms between the handsome, wealthy and impetuous merchant Uldis and the timid, humble and clear-hearted orphan Baiba.

The Road Home Trailer (1946)

31 May 1946

In one of the regions of Latvia occupied by the Nazis, the Germans arrest a peasant boy named Janis. His first escape ends in another arrest.

Golden Summer Trailer (1994)

01 March 1994

There is no end to transformations. Different living beings arise from each other, pass into each other as in an endless string of surprises and fun.

On A Visit Trailer (1994)

01 January 1994

Children, sitting around the table, are engaged in "adult" conversations.