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The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man, Ansis, with simple dreams: to marry Zisele, the free-spirited and beautiful daughter of a local Jewish merchant, and to pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his home during the WWII era.

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Wendy Ide Screen International Like its mild-mannered but principled protagonist, the film asserts its independence through artistic choices. Nov 20, 2020 Full Review Nora Lee Mandel Maven's Nest Fresh, previously forbidden look at Latvians' involvement in WW2 and Holocaust through the metaphorical activities of a less and less naive Latgalian artist in a small town. Rated: 9/10 Mar 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The Sign Painter is a tragicomedy about a young Latvian man, Ansis, with simple dreams: to marry Zisele, the free-spirited and beautiful daughter of a local Jewish merchant, and to pursue a career as an artist whilst supporting himself as a sign painter. But his dreams are repeatedly swept away in the tumultuous tides of serial totalitarian occupation of his home during the WWII era.
Director
Viesturs Kairiss
Producer
Guntis Trekteris
Screenwriter
Viesturs Kairiss
Production Co
Ego Media
Genre
Drama, Comedy, Foreign, War
Original Language
Latvian
Runtime
1h 52m
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