Best roles of the beautiful Riga. Excursion for film lovers
Description:
Riga is a film diva. Riga is a movie star. How many articles have been written on this topic, how many videos have been shot! At the same time, oddly enough, there are many misconceptions and ambiguities in this topic! This tour of Riga will answer many questions.
You can, of course, accurately list all the films, famous and not so, successful and broken to pieces by critics, too much replicated and undeservedly forgotten.
But that's probably not the point. Let’s walk through the streets of Old Riga, feel the atmosphere of this wonderful place, which at one time became a film set for fairy tale films, detective stories, historical sagas and melodramas.
What is the significance of the location? Can a well-chosen street or house contribute to the success of a film or, conversely, a successful picture determines the popularity of a city? Why are tourists so obstinately looking for a house with a flower that Professor Pleishner did not see, standing at the entrance to Sherlock Holmes’ apartment for so long? What is this idle curiosity or love of art?
Walking through the streets of Riga, we will travel in space and time, easily transferred from one state to another, taking just a few steps!
Surprisingly, we will even get to another dimension, having visited the fairy tale.
Everyone knows (almost everyone) that Seventeen Moments of Spring and The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson were filmed in Riga. On a walk through the Old Town we will visit the filming sites of these wonderful films.
You will also learn what other films were shot in Riga, the role of which cities the capital of Latvia played, what famous actors appeared on the streets of Riga, leaving an indelible impression in the hearts of Riga residents.
We will dedicate part of our tour to a conversation about how the career of Riga Kinodiva began in the early 20th century, what films are made in Riga today, and why the Old Town enjoys such unfailing success.
The actor must have a good sense of humor. We will remember funny stories and anecdotes (how else if one of the most popular heroes of the Riga epic Stirlitz).
You will learn about whether the Three Musketeers and the Adventures of Electronics were shot in Riga, how high the Bastion Hill should be so that you can see Novaya Street from it (as in the comedy Blue Carbuncle), and how many seconds in fairy tale films you can move from Riga to the city of Jelgava.