White Bells (1961)
A little girl wanders all alone in the morning, through a bustling city, looking for the white bells she noticed in the window of a florist's shop. This film heralded the birth of a new film language in Latvian cinema. It received awards at the San Francisco and Oberhausen festivals. and was included on the list of the “world’s 100 best short films” by the film critics at the 1995 Clermont-Ferrand film festival.. All three of the film’s authors together with their peers became the creators of the legendary Riga School of Poetic Documentary.
Director: Ivars Kraulītis
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 24 min
Release Date: January 3, 1961
Cast
- Ilze Zariņa - Little Girl
Screenplay
Music: Arvids Zilinskis
Cinematography: Uldis Brauns
Production: Rīgas kinostudija
Country: Soviet Union
Language: No Language
Original Language: lv
More Films by Director: Ivars Kraulītis
More Films in Genre: Documentary
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is White Bells about?
- A little girl wanders all alone in the morning, through a bustling city, looking for the white bells she noticed in the window of a florist's shop. This film heralded the birth of a new film language in Latvian cinema. It received awards at the San Francisco and Oberhausen festivals. and was included on the list of the “world’s 100 best short films” by the film critics at the 1995 Clermont-Ferrand film festival.. All three of the film’s authors together with their peers became the creators of the legendary Riga School of Poetic Documentary.
- Who directed White Bells?
- White Bells was directed by Ivars Kraulītis.
- Who stars in White Bells?
- White Bells stars Ilze Zariņa.
- How long is White Bells?
- White Bells has a runtime of 24m (24 minutes).
- What genre is White Bells?
- White Bells is a Documentary film.
- Where was White Bells produced?
- White Bells was produced in Soviet Union.