Jānis Jarāns
Acting
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Known For
Grābeklis 2022
Comedy Latvia annual stand-up celebration and awarding of the best comedians of 2022.
A Postcard from Rome
Ernests (70) and Alvine (64), two married postal workers, have developed a scheme to win a trip to Rome, but Alvine's rapidly progressing Alzheimer's disease complicates their plan.
Soviet Jeans
In the late 1970s – at a time when the fiercest propaganda against Western culture was being waged throughout the USSR – an ardent rock and roll fan sets up a successful and illegal underground jeans factory in a Latvian psychiatric hospital.
Suncandle
Adventures of two Latvian boys - Juris and Maris.
Jelgava '94
Film takes us deep inside the world of Latvian teenagers in 90s: combining the intimate diary of a teenager Jānis trying to find himself by joining a subculture, as well as a skillful, detailed and almost documentary-like depiction of the beginnings of the second independence of Latvia. “Jelgava ’94” is a portrait of a generation in the 1990s who are searching for their own identity and are fans of alternative culture. This is a touching story about us as youngsters, when everybody is against the whole world and tries not to become “one of them”. But can one keep the promise? The story is based on the best seller by Jānis Joņevs set in the 1994 in the Latvian city of Jelgava.
Almost a Bachelor
Cheerful, yet obedient Mareks is preparing to celebrate his bachelor party, which is not very pleasing to his dominating fiancée Ilze - in her opinion, everything must be perfect and tasteful. However, the event planned by Mareks and his friend Koļa turns out to be a complete disaster, resulting in Ilze breaking up with Mareks and calling off the wedding. Nevertheless, Mareks does not give up and, together with Koļa and the accidentally met Tīna, goes on a journey full of crazy situations to win back his bride.
Soloist Needed
Latvian friends are helping to Estonian rock group to participate in the music competition.
umbilical cord
A surreal drama about the Painter, who tries his best to get into the Vienna Academy of Arts. The process of application is not easy, as he shares his living space with the crazy Postman, who delivers him a daily dose of derogatory letters.
I'm Buying Your Husband
On the eve of their 20th wedding anniversary, a wife finds out her husband has a lover who wants to buy him from her. The wife agrees.
The Golden Horse
An ancient Latvian folk tale is the basis for this colorful animated feature in the tradition of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. A vengeful sorceress casts a kingdom’s princess into a deep sleep at the top of an icy mountain, where she awaits release from the spell that will destroy the land. Of all the men vying for the honor, the shy outcast son of a family of thugs is the most unlikely. Director Kalnaellis brings a playful sense of humor to the characterizations and adds zippy contemporary elements including a chorus of wisecracking crows. (Gene Siskel Film Center)
Filmography
as Fišers
as Ernests
as Self
as The Postman
as Neighbour Askolds
as (voice)