Emily. Queen of the Press

Emily. Queen of the Press (2021)


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Summary

A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.

  • Keywords: journalist, office, based on true story, writer, riga, latvia, 20th century
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    Emily. Queen of the Press Seasons

    Season 1

    First Air Date: 2021-09-23
    7 Episodes

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    • Guna Zariņa

      as Emīlija Benjamiņa
    • Juris Bartkevičs

      as Antons Benjamiņš
    • Raimonds Celms

      as Jānis Benjamiņš
    • Baiba Broka

      as Berta Āboliņa
    • Lauris Dzelzītis

      as Jānis Kārkliņš
    • Uldis Anže

      as Kārlis Skalbe
    • Dainis Gaidelis

      as Ernests Brusubārda
    • Gatis Maliks

      as Pēteris Blaus
    • Edgars Ozoliņš

      as Jūlijs Lācis
    • Jēkabs Reinis

      as Vilis Lācis
    • Enzo Leonardo Borneo

      as Juris Georgs Benjamiņš
    • Ligita Dēvica

      as Ede Simsone
    • Uva Segliņa

      as Minna Tusnelda Simsone
    Art Aivars Žukovskis Set Designer
    Art Kristīne Jurjāne Set Designer
    Camera Andrejs Rudzāts Director of Photography
    Costume & Make-Up Aija Strazdina Costume Design
    Costume & Make-Up Rūta Kuplā Costume Design
    Directing Andis Mizišs Director
    Directing Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. Director
    Directing Kristīne Želve Director
    Directing Laura Melke First Assistant Director
    Editing Andris Grants Editor
    Editing Armands Začs Editor
    Editing Paula Popmane Editor
    Editing Toms Krauklis Editor
    Production Māra Liniņa Casting
    Production Gints Grūbe Producer
    Production Inese Boka-Grūbe Producer
    Production Ilze Krūmiņliepa Production Manager
    Sound Kārlis Auzāns Music
    Sound Ernests Ansons Sound Director
    Writing Aiva Birbele Writer
    Writing Baņuta Rubess Writer
    Writing Ivo Briedis Writer
    Writing Tabita Rudzāte Writer

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