Herz Frank Movies

At the beginning of the 1960s, when the French pioneers of cinéma vérité set out to achieve a new realism, and when direct...

A man is facing a trial for murdering a Latvian union leader, which more likely than not will end with a death sentence. A close-up look at his...

A 10 minute long journey of emotions that befall children faces. Fear, Curiosity; a Smile. They all sit in a dark theater. What they see, we don't;...

The painful exit of a child of man in the world of God. The highest sense of being and the earthly joy of man and woman.

In the 1966 the population of the Soviet Union was estimated at 235 million. A group of Latvian filmmakers traveled the length and breadth of the...

In 1968 Herz Frank made Without Legends (Bez leģendām) at the Kuibishev studios, together with Aloizs Brenčs and Aleksandr Sazhin.

Follows the life of a 16 yearo-old convict through the Soviet penal system.

On the islet of Procida near Naples, Italy, the Mystery Procession commencing at dawn on Good Friday of each year, has been traditionally conducted...

Homage to the woman artist.

A portrait of the prominent Latvian painter Maija Tabaka, showcasing her work process and life of artists from that time.

A poetic film about theatre being played to workers of a factory during their lunchbreak.

The main characters of the film have made choices, which change their lives forever. A young man Yigal Amir assassinates the Prime Minister of Israel...

The story of love, trust, and compassion for one another.

"The Jewish Street" is a documentary produced by Augusts Sukuts and directed by his close colleague, Latvian-born director Hertz Frank, one of the...

Philosophic reportage about work of pathoanatomist. Documentary version of Rembrandt’s «Anatomy Lesson».

A little girl wanders all alone in the morning, through a bustling city, looking for the white bells she noticed in the window of a florist's shop. ...

Soviet Union's routine explained through the life of common people.

In the evening newspaper "Rīgas Balss," reports by Hercs Franks often appeared, consisting of eight photographs, one on each page. From these, a...

The film captures those sacred moments when a person converses with God, feels their connection to the universe, and their soul is open to the good,...

An ironic reportage about Shakespeare’s Juliet who has turned from a symbol of love into a victim of mass culture. The film was shot during a...