Rolands Kalniņš: riding the Baltic New Wave with “Latvia’s Godard” | Klassiki Podcast

For this episode, we’re dipping back in to the archive of writing on the Klassiki Journal (https://klassiki.online/journal/). Host Sam Goff reads an essay about the work of one of Baltic cinema’s great innovators, Rolands Kalniņš, aka the Latvian Godard, whose playfully political films staged a colourful protest against Soviet occupation. This piece was written by friend of the show Joshua Polanski, a critic specialising in Baltic film who listeners may remember from our episode in season three about Jonas Mekas. Read the original piece here (https://klassiki.online/rolands-kalnins-baltic-new-wave-latvia-godard/) and read more from Joshua on Baltic film on his site (https://www.therewerenogodsleft.com/). And make sure to explore Klassiki’s collection of titles from the Baltic states (http://films.klassiki.online/baltic-states). Sign up for a free 7-day trial at klassiki.online (http://klassiki.online). Follow us Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klassiki.online/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Klassiki_Online Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Klassiki-100052. Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/Klassiki/ Website: https://films.klassiki.online #Klassiki #svod #streaming #cinema #film #movie #worldcinema #podcast #RolandsKalniņš #JeanLucGodard #FourWhiteShirts