Ivars Kalnins

The Duel of Kings (2022)

When the leader of a brutal criminal community violates the rules of historical regulations for 15 years, a hostile chess player hits through a dozen bodyguards and begins a fight to restore justice. ...

Short Waves (2019)

Five novels about a radio network in our life. Someone use it as a tool for influence, someone for an expression of feelings and someone just for cynical calculation. ...

Teātris. Filmas arheoloģija (2015)

The Aunties (2014)

The action of the story takes place around the Christmas time, when, as usually, the most unbelievable miracles come to life. The story starts with Masha - future doctor and meanwhile an eager student of medical university, her best friend Lilka - a colorf ...

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 1. Hunting for a Princess (2011)

Russia, 1736. The sixth year of Anna Ioannovna's reign. To strengthen the family of her female ancestors, the Miloslavskys, the Empress bequeaths the throne to the future son of her niece Anna Leopoldovna. There has never been such a thing in history that ...

Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №8. Part 2. Hunting for a Princess (2011)

Russia, 1736. The sixth year of Anna Ioannovna's reign. To strengthen the family of her female ancestors, the Miloslavskys, the Empress bequeaths the throne to the future son of her niece Anna Leopoldovna. There has never been such a thing in history that ...

Golden heaven (2011)

Dasha's whole life is one big love. Love for the only daughter with the strange name of Iya. "The name is from only vowels - and there will be no core in the character" - warned Dasha ... The heroine remembered these words when one day Iya simply left her ...

Riddles of Richard Sorge (2005)

The legendary spy obtained as much secret information as no one else could. For this, he paid with his own life. ...

Mirror Wars: Reflection One (2005)

Mirror Wars: Reflection One is a post-cold-war thriller from the Russian point of view. Bad-guy British arms dealer Murdock (Malcolm McDowell) and numerous mercenaries and clandestine agents tries to steal a new Russian stealth fighter. Murdock is foiled b ...

Year of the Horse - Constellation Scorpio (2003)

In the past, the famous circus rider Maria learns that her favorite horse Senator, with whom she spoke, want to send to the slaughter. Then Mary decides to take a risky step and steals the horse from the circus. ...

Удар Лотоса 3: Загадка Сфинкса (2003)

Hide-and-seek (2001)

A young woman, Regina, has been killed in her apartment. Investigator Anderson holds Regina's husband as a suspect for a murder because he is unable to remember his location at the time of the fateful event. Gradually, Anderson is convinced that Oto has no ...

The Mystery of the Old Parish House (2000)

In this movie (based on a true story) within a movie, a director tries to film the tale of an old KGB activist living in a parish house. In the summer of 1941 the activist tortured and killed Latvians in the cellar of the house. Although the old man hires ...

The Mills of Fate (1997)

A love triangle - a terminally ill university teacher, a blind girl and a young bard. In the background of it all - the wild arrival of the capitalism, political conflicts, city life and the beautiful nature of Latvia. In the end love will conquer everythi ...

Virgins of Riga (1996)

An easy-going, Blue-eyed Norwegian businessman seeking fame and fortune in the post-cold-war Riga. ...

A Show for a Single Man (1994)

Investigation of Related Events (1993)

The movie shows a young man's life dramatically changed after his friend is murdered. It is ironic - if to look with today's eyes - and nostalgia evoking portrait of marginal society and environment in the early 1990s with allusions to the western cinema - ...

Secrets of the De Granshan Family (1993)

A story of love, jealousy and betrayal. But always, even under fatal circumstances, nobility will find its way to the light. Gertrude, a former governess, marries the count and cheats on him. She has long been in love with the count's business manager and ...

The Night of Questions (1993)

On New Year's Eve, many people reflect on the results of their lives. The hustle and bustle of preparing a festive feast distracts, but not everyone. The heroine of the film, a young beautiful woman, reflecting on what the past year has brought, realizes t ...

The Price of Head (1992)

Commissioner Maigret's new case. At the rate of his further service in the police. ...

Racket (1992)

Grey Legend (1991)

Two noblemen from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania clash because one refuses to free his servant - a girl. The second joins a peasant revolt and takes over the castle. ...

Тайна виллы (1991)

Rabid Bus (1990)

Action drama about a terrorists who kidnapped bus full of children in USSR. ...

Entrance to Labyrinth (1990)

The actions of this mystery movie takes both in the past (in medieval times, as the scientists' hallucinations) and in the days of Perestroika. ...

The Photo of a Woman with a Boar (1987)

The 1980s. Kārlis did his military service in Afghanistan and is now confined to a wheelchair. Before he left, he had fallen in love with the teacher Judīte, but she has now married a rich man...and poses nude for Kārlis' neighbour, the cynical photogra ...

Cry of a Dolphin (1987)

The crew of the new American strategic missile submarine "Archelon" is struck by an unknown virus. The command must decide on removing the submarine from combat duty and sending the crew to quarantine. ...

Chosen by Fate (1987)

One day Napoleon falls in love with a charming lady, who turns out to be a clever adventuress and easily deceives the great man. ...

Sofia Kovalevskaya (1986)

A film about the remarkable life of Russian mathematician Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (1850-1891), the first woman to become a corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Sofia Kovalevskaya's life was full of complex and dramatic twis ...

The Enticement of Don Juan (1986)

Based on Lesya Ukrainka's drama "The Stone Master". Without the permission of the king, in Seville, under the pretext of meeting his fiancée Dolores, returns the disgraced Don Juan, a thunderstorm of husbands and grooms. The loveable protagonist gained f ...

Winter Cherries (1985)

Olga, is a young intelligent woman who raises a young son. She ends up falling in love with a married man who does not dare to leave his family. ...

The Acolyte (1985)

After losing his parents in the war, the boy ended up in an orphanage, from which he escaped and was taken in by a village teacher. Following in the footsteps of his tutor, Valya Kandaurov graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and began working in a rur ...

Малиновое вино (1984)

Raspberry Wine (1984)

Major Ģirts Randers arrives to visit his childhood friend Juris, who repeatedly tries to tell him something important but never finds the right moment. During a gathering at Juris's home, he goes to the cellar to fetch a bottle of raspberry wine and never ...

Skydrivers (1984)

At the flying club Zina met a cameraman aerial filming Sergey Leninym, very seriously engaged in parachuting and after a while in international competitions has become one of the contenders for the gold medal. But soon fell into the gorge, the helicopter ...

European Story (1984)

Two candidates are vying for the post of mayor of one of the major Western European cities - the Social Democrat Dr. Hayden and the "free nationalist" Alden. On the eve of the election, an independent journalist receives documents confirming Alden's connec ...

The Secret of Gretha Villa (1984)

Members of the Shield and Helmet Masonic Lodge, sent by the CIA, are preparing a coup in one of the western countries. The criminal chronicle reporter manages to infiltrate the headquarters of the conspirators. The information he produces will play a deci ...

Капитан Фракасс (1984)

Two Under One Umbrella (1983)

‎Juggler Dan is beautiful and carefree and not too eager to become the circus main star. However, the meeting with Olga, who has no doubts about his talent, makes Dan think about a creation of anew circus show. ...

Incident at Map-Grid 36-80 (1982)

Russian naval pilots risk death to help stop a American Submarine whose defective reactor threatens a nuclear meltdown. ...

White Dance (1981)

The 20s. Stepan Khomutov returns to the Kuban village of Talitsy from the front of the Civil War and decides to organize a commune in the former princely manor. The peasants, fearing both bandits and communards, wait for the outcome of the struggle. In thi ...

Silva (1981)

Silva Varescu, a self-sufficient and professionally successful cabaret performer from Budapest, is about to embark on a tour of America. Three of her aristocratic admirers, named Edwin, Feri and Boni, prefer her to stay. Edwin, unaware that his parents hav ...

Soul (1981)

A famous singer is going through the dark period of her life... ...

Early Rust (1980)

Poor countryside girl Elza has been unsuccessfully looking for a job in Riga before she gets help from an acquantance. After that, fortune seems to turn and rich aged factory owner Ķikulis wants to marry Elza. Reluctant at first, she finally agrees but th ...

I Don't Guarantee Personal Safety (1980)

In March 1946, Andrei Bologov, a graduate of the Leningrad Party School, arrived in one of the western regions of the country to build a peaceful life on earth, where unfinished fascist gangs continued to rage. Andrei was given the task of organizing the r ...

Fairfax's Millions (1980)

As the classic rightly noted, it is customary to treat the diseases of wealthy people with respect. Only a heart transplant can save the dying life of a millionaire Ferfax. In search of a suitable donor for his best client, Dr. Jones makes a series of kil ...

Little Tragedies (1980)

Based on Pushkin's "Little Tragedies" ("The Miserly Knight", "Mozart and Salieri", "The Stone Guest", "A Feast in the Time of Plague"). ...

Do Not Shoot at White Swans (1980)

Egor Polushkin (Stanislav Lyubshin) is a kind-hearted, nature loving, artistic family man who is living in a small village. To his neighbors and even his wife (Nina Ruslanova) he is a walking disaster, so they frown at him and call him Bedonosec (engl. mis ...

Tās dullās Paulīnes dēļ (1979)

Inspector Goole (1979)

Sudden arrival of a police inspector in the middle of a bourgeois family's dinner party reveals various sordid and shameful secrets that may have contributed to the recent suicide of an impoverished young woman. ...

Unfinnished Dinner (1979)

In one of the prestigious restaurants during banquet speech a large company's director Palmgren is killed in front of dozen guests . Case is lead by Criminal Investigation Officer Pierre Monson with his assistants. Suspect can be easily intercepted if only ...

Ранняя ржавчина (1979)

Theatre (1978)

The great actress Julia Lambert suddenly realizes that she is, alas, getting old. What can help a woman who has absolutely everything? Only new love. And Julia falls in love with the first person she meets: an ambitious young man who has not a penny behind ...

Gifts over the Phone (1978)

After the train conductor Pētersons receives money transfer from an unknown source, he suspects foul play involving the cargo he's transporting. He decides to do his own investigation into the matter, not realizing that he's putting himself and those arou ...

Male Games in the Open Air (1978)

Relations of two sportsmen who often forget that they are not the only ones in the stadium. ...

Under the Upturned Moon (1976)

A fishing vessel has been at sea in the Atlantic for six months when tragedy strikes its crew. Captain Arvīds receives devastating news that his young daughter has died after surgery, while young sailor Juris, on his first voyage to earn money for a car, ...

The Arrows of Robin Hood (1976)

With a traditional archery contest, the winner wins a silver arrow with gold lace and gold feathers. Even Robin Hood, although unrecognizable, takes part in this competition. As more and more participants are losing and Robin Hood eventually wins the award ...

Faithful Friend Sancho (1974)

Ten year old Sancho arrives to Leningrad and starts looking for friends. ...

Ilga-Ivolga (1974)

The wounded Russian soldier Fyodor, risking his life, was sheltered on a Latvian farm by his grandfather and granddaughter. Ilga fell in love with him, but the war separated them. Fedor went to the partisans, and Ilga is killed by the Nazis. Only many year ...

Apple in the River (1974)

Two people fall in love. A film that started as a documentary. ...

Maritime Climates (1974)

The colourful musical comedy Maritime Climates could have been a triumph of smart political satire – if people in positions of power hadn't got worried by the rushes they saw, which lead them to terminate the production. In 1992, Rolands Kalniņš made t ...

Peterss (1973)

The film is dedicated to Dzerzhinsky's closest associate, the revolutionary Yakov Peters. The film tells about the events related to the uprising of the Socialist Revolutionaries in Moscow in 1918 and the activities of Boris Savinkov's underground. ...

Right to Jump (1973)

The hero of the film, the world record holder in the high jump, after a car accident according to the conclusion of doctors, should forever leave the sport. But against all odds, he is doing everything possible to return to the national team. Chance brings ...