Emily. Queen of the Press (2021)
Drama
Overview
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.
Cast
- 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