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'A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve' (, ) is a 1981 Latvian TV-film, a comedy directed by Jnis Streis. Movie was produced by Riga Film Studio. The film was awarded the Latvian National Film Prize Lielais Kristaps in 1981.[http://mod.la.lv/pg_contents2.php?id=3265512&PHPSESSID=e6a799626ce7e465ca16cd775e75e9d4 Lielajam Kristapam - 50!] The film is included into Latvian Culture Canon, and voted all-time best Latvian film in popular vote.[https://kulturaskanons.lv/en/archive/limuzins-janu-nakts-krasa/ Film "A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve", 1981, by Director Jnis Streis (1936)]. Latvian Culture Canon It is shown every year on TV prior to the summer solstice festival of Ji, which is a national holiday in Latvia. The movie is about the struggle of two related families for the eighty-year-old aunt's inheritance through comic and romantic events.

Plot



The movie begins when old auntie Mirta (Mirta Saknte) succeeds in a lottery and wins a car which every Soviet citizen longs for a Zhiguli car. Because of her old age, she cannot use the car herself. And when the word spreads out about her luck, different family members all of a sudden come to her countryside house to 'be helpful' in favour to get the car after aunt's death. Mirta's nephew riks with his wife Dagnija and their son Uis decided to give up their holiday to Carpathian Mountains just to lay their hands on aunties' legacy. Not only Mirta's nephew decided to surprise her with his arrival but her ex-daughter-in-law Olita together with her new family including her new husband Viktors and their offspring Lsma.

The funny rivalry between two sides of the family, foolish jealousy of the near living peasants' family, who had always non-selfishly been there for auntie Mirta, is a caricature of greasy human nature. This is a slight humor of the Soviet life details as well. But aunt Mirta isn't a fool, she is still young in her heart until her very last breath, which also can be seen in her last will - to whom she left her car to, a Limousine The Colour Of Midsummer's Eve.

Family members



*Aunt Mirta (Mirta Saknte) Lilita Brzia

Tteri family

*Dagnija Olga Dree

*riks Uldis Dumpis

*Uis Gundars boli

Sprslii family

*Olita Baiba Indriksone

*Viktors Boeslavs Rus

*'Lsma' Dina Zande

Awards



'A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve' in 1981 was named as the best full-length movie that year by Latvian National Movie Festival "Lielais Kristaps".

The movie was also included into Latvian Culture Canon.

Reconstruction



In 2008, the movie was restored from what it originally looked like. All the technical failures that occurred during the filming were improved, including the soundtrack of the film and colours were added where necessary. Also, more detailed information about the main heroine of the movie (Lilita Brzia) was included into the DVD.

Cast



* Lilita Brzia ..... Aunt Mirta

* Olga Dree ..... Dagnija Ttere

* Uldis Dumpis ..... riks Tters

* Gundars boli ..... Uis Tters

* Romualds Ancns ..... Jzeps Gilus

* Baiba Indriksone ..... Olita Sprslia

* Boeslavs Rus ..... Viktors Sprsli

* Dina Zande ..... Lsma Sprslia

* valds Valters ..... Pigalu Prdis

* Lga Liepia ..... Veronika Gilua

References




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