Janis Streics

Directing

Born: 1936-09-26
Died: 2026-03-05
From: Anspoki, Republic of Latvia
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Janis StreichsЯнис Стрейчс

Biography

Jānis Streičs (1936-2026) was a renowned Latvian film director, writer, actor and painter. Streičs is often described as the master of understanding the mentality of Latvians and no stranger to good-hearted irony and humour. His comedy films earned him an unwavering popularity among the people, and three of his films - Theatre (1978), A Limousine the Colour of Midsummer's Eve (1981), and The Child of Man (1992) - were awarded the national cinema prize 'Lielais Kristaps' as the best film of the year.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Order of the Three Stars

1998
🏆 Won

Honored Art Worker of the Latvian SSR

1976
🏆 Won

Lenin Komsomol Prize

1976
🏆 Won

Lielais Kristaps

Acting10 titles

Directing22 titles

Writing13 titles