Storyline
Anna "Buksa" Scemelinska (1925 - 2011) was a Latvian folksinger. She learned her song repertoire and singing style from her parents and villagers. She sang in the Rekova Church Choir in 1956, and has also been a member of the Rekava Ethnographic Ensemble from 1980. Her mother sang religious hymns ,"godzinkas", while Anna sang traditional dainas. The singing was like the rest of her life: in harmony with nature. Marked by hard work and deep religiosity, her songs are a kind of Eastern European blues or gospel. Singers like Anna Scemelinska are storytellers. Their folk songs comprise legends, history and experience from life.
Cast & Crew
Anna Scemelinska
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LeadOS
Ontans Slisans
Narrator
MS
Margarita Sakina
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AB
Aloizs Bukks
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OS
Otilija Supe
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What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Raitis Vulfs's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. Teicēja Anna Ščemeļinska is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
