The Shoe (film)
Encyclopedia
The Shoe is a 1998
German
-Latvian
drama film
directed by Laila Pakalniņa
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival
.
1998 in film
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German
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
-Latvian
Cinema of Latvia
Cinema of Latvia dates back to 1910 when the first short films were made.. The first cinematic screening in Riga took place on May 28, 1896. By 1914 all major cities in Latvia had cinemas where newsreels, documentaries and mostly foreign made short films were screened.Two years after cinema was...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Laila Pakalniņa
Laila Pakalniņa
Laila Pakalnina is a Latvian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 20 films since 1991. Her film Kurpe was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.-Filmography:* Vela...
. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard
Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob...
section at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival
1998 Cannes Film Festival
The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13-24, 1998. The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theo Angelopoulos.- Jury :*Martin Scorsese *Alain Corneau *Chiara Mastroianni...
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Cast
- Ivars Brakovskis - Militiaman Kristaps
- Igors Buraks - Andrej
- Viktors Cestnovs - Roberts
- Andrejs Garnavl - Lieutenant
- Vadims Grossmans - Volodja
- Jevgenijs Ivanicevs - Major Johanson
- Alna Jaunzeme - Nina
- Vilke Liman - Vilka
- Jaan Tätte - Juhan
- Olegs Teterins - Master Sergeant Manedov
- Alja Uzulena - Jautrite
- Irina Yegorova - Roberts's wife