The Red Barn
The 20th century dreamt of utopia but instead experienced tragedies. This film looks at San Francisco-based Latvian artist and playwright Raimonds Staprāns’ nearly century-long experience of trying to define life and statehood. It constructs an exact replica of one of his paintings, and asks actors to portray characters from his plays. Keeping in mind the symbolically charged image of the red barn in the painting, it deliberately incites arguments between the actors, the director and the crew about the motivations of the characters as well as alternative actions or decisions that they could have taken but did not.
Director: Pēteris Krilovs
Genre: Documentary
Screenplay
Music: Arturs Maskats
Cinematography: Valdis Celmiņš
Editing: Paula Popmane
Production: VFS Films
Country: Latvia
Language: Latviešu
Original Language: lv
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Red Barn about?
- The 20th century dreamt of utopia but instead experienced tragedies. This film looks at San Francisco-based Latvian artist and playwright Raimonds Staprāns’ nearly century-long experience of trying to define life and statehood. It constructs an exact replica of one of his paintings, and asks actors to portray characters from his plays. Keeping in mind the symbolically charged image of the red barn in the painting, it deliberately incites arguments between the actors, the director and the crew about the motivations of the characters as well as alternative actions or decisions that they could have taken but did not.
- Who directed The Red Barn?
- The Red Barn was directed by Pēteris Krilovs.
- What genre is The Red Barn?
- The Red Barn is a Documentary film.
- Where was The Red Barn produced?
- The Red Barn was produced in Latvia.