Gunārs Piesis
DirectingPersonal Info
gender
Male
birthday
June 19, 1931
died
February 9, 1996
place of birth
Latvia
also known as
Gunars Piesis
Biography
Gunārs Piesis represents the first generation of professionally schooled Latvian directors. Piesis was the first one to dare to adapt Rainis for the screen. Gunārs Piesis was also the first to turn to Latvian fairy-tales