Cilveka berns (The
Child of Man) 1991
- Director: Janis Streics
- Based on book: Jaanis Klidzejs
- Cast: Andrejs Rudzinskis, Signe Dundure, Agnese Latovska
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- None of them
- Why? Gift from our dear friend AZ
- Seen: 23 December 2019
Bonuks (Rudzinskis), about six years old,
lives on a Latvian farm in the 30’s with his large family, including several
unmarried aunts. He imagines himself a man and philosophises about love, death,
friendship and God. He converses with Saint George for advice. Like everyone in
the village he is very religious. He’s also a misogynist little dictator and a precocious
little brat, spoilt rotten by the adults. Bonuks is an obnoxious little boy. He’s
in love with Bigi (Dundure), about fifteen years older than he is and soon to
be married.
There isn’t much of a story, just daily
life on the farm. Those who are nostalgic about rural idylls will find the film
charming. Sorry to say I’m not one of them. Films about little boys growing up in
the country make me feel claustrophobic.
Nevertheless, the Latvian countryside is
lovingly filmed and brings to mind the beautiful paintings of Vilhelms Purvitis.
This is enough to make the film worth seeing. And even though Bonuks is
annoying, the young actor Andrejs Rudzinskis is very good.
2
* of 5
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