IN THE MIRROR
Bioscop
No one cares who's the fairest of them all any more – these days it's all about who can do the most burpees! With an incredibly buoyant touch, in her most recent film Laila Pakalniņa has updated the tale of Snow White for our modern world. 100% committed to its stylised, black-and-white selfie aesthetic and brimming with comical absurdity, Pakalniņa's film is a critical look at today's zeitgeist that takes Instagram culture and fitness mania to their logical extremes. With IN THE MIRROR, the filmmaker has managed to meld form and content in a compelling manner, resulting in this little gem of a film.
SPOGULĪ / IM SPIEGEL
LVA, LTU 2020 / 84 min
Language: Latvian
Director: Laila Pakalniņa
- Screenplay: Laila Pakalniņa
- Cinematographer: Gints Bērziņš
- Editor: Ieva Veiveryte
- Music: Paulius Kilbauskas, Vygintas Kisevičius
- Sound: Anrijs Krenbergs
- Cast: Madlēna Valdberga, Elza Leimane, Lauris Dzelzītis, Gatis Gāga, Kaspars Gods, Ģirts Krūmiņš
- Producer: Laila Pakalniņa
- Production Company: Hargla Company
- Co-Production Company: Just a Moment
- Rights Holder: Oration Films
No one cares who's the fairest of them all any more – these days it's all about who can do the most burpees! With an incredibly buoyant touch, in her most recent film Laila Pakalniņa has updated the tale of Snow White for our modern world. 100% committed to its stylised, black-and-white selfie aesthetic and brimming with comical absurdity, Pakalniņa's film is a critical look at today's zeitgeist that takes Instagram culture and fitness mania to their logical extremes. With IN THE MIRROR, the filmmaker has managed to meld form and content in a compelling manner, resulting in this little gem of a film.
- Screenplay: Laila Pakalniņa
- Cinematographer: Gints Bērziņš
- Editor: Ieva Veiveryte
- Music: Paulius Kilbauskas, Vygintas Kisevičius
- Sound: Anrijs Krenbergs
- Cast: Madlēna Valdberga, Elza Leimane, Lauris Dzelzītis, Gatis Gāga, Kaspars Gods, Ģirts Krūmiņš
- Producer: Laila Pakalniņa
- Production Company: Hargla Company
- Co-Production Company: Just a Moment
- Rights Holder: Oration Films