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Images from a country in transition. Inta Ruka is one of Europe’s most noteworthy documentary photographers. For thirty years she has taken hauntingly beautiful portraits of the faces of Latvia. In this documentary, Maud Nycander portrays her friend and colleague who, despite her renown, still works as a cleaner at the Swedish embassy in Riga. The documentary also depicts a country in the throes of dramatic change.
“Brilliantly composed, rendering coherent consistency to Inta’s photos.”
Kommunalarbetaren magazine, 5 stars out of 5
“A warm and vigorous account of a Latvia in transformation.”
HitFM, 4 stars out of 5
“A fascinating portrait of an extremely dedicated person, vivaciously full of life, watching times change.”
Dagens Nyheter
“Beautiful and suggestive.”
Aftonbladet
“A pearl of a documentary.”
Moviezine, 4 stars out of 5
The photographer from Riga
Original Title:
Fotografen från RigaDuration:
58'Year of Production:
2009Directed by:
Maud NycanderProducer:
Stina Gardell, MantarayPhoto:
Andra Lassmanis, Lars Tunbjörk, Maud NycanderEditing:
Kersti GrunditzMusic:
Sebastian ÖbergInternational distribution:
SVT sales - paulette.olofson@svt.sehttp://svt.se/2.77247/1.1905267/the_photographer_from_riga?lid=puff_933737&lpos=lasMer