Janis Streics
Directing · Director · Writer · Screenplay
Born Sep 26, 1936 · Anspoki, Republic of Latvia
Active 1967–2026 · Awards: Honored Art Worker of the Latvian SSR, Order of the Three Stars, Lenin Komsomol Prize, Lielais Kristaps
Jānis Streičs (1936-2026) was a renowned Latvian film director, writer, actor and painter. Streičs is often described as the master of understanding the mentality of Latvians and no stranger to good-hearted irony and humour.
Filmography
Carmen Horrendum (1989) — DirectorTo Remember or to Forget (1981) — DirectorA Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve (1982) — DirectorThis Dangerous Balcony Door (1976) — WriterThe Cage (1993)Vīrietis labākajos gados (1978)Meeting on the Milky Way (1985) — DirectorFaithful Friend Sancho (1974) — DirectorTheatre (1978) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Mystery of the Old Parish House (2000) — Director · WriterThe Mills of Fate (1997) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Child of Man (1992) — Director · WriterStrange Passions (1983) — Director · ScreenplayWas There Karotin? (1990) — Рудольф ПетровичMy Frivolous Friend (1975) — DirectorCaptain Enrico's Watch (1967) — DirectorTheatre (1979) — Author · Director · AdaptationRoses of Autumn (2004) — Director · ScreenplayUnfinnished Dinner (1979) — Man in black who follows #1 · DirectorIt's Easy to Fall Into an Overgrown Ditch (1986) — Director · WriterChicken Get Counted In The Autumn (1973) — DūmsThe Smell Of Cinema (2015)Shoot in My Place (1971) — Father Arsēnijs · DirectorLatvju pūrs pielocīts. Latgale (1993) — Narrator (voice)