Herz Frank

Biography

Herz Frank (17 January 1926- 3 March 2013) was one of the most famous documentary filmmakers of Latvia. At the beginning of 1960ies, he was among the first to establish the so-called Riga poetic documentary school – the Latvian “new wave”. Herz Frank’s filmography includes more than 80 films, many of which are considered classics of Latvian film history. One of his most-known works is Ten Minutes Older (1978), which he made together with Juris Podnieks and in which children's faces are observed during a puppet theatre performance. In 1992, Frank moved to Israel, while maintaining ties with Latvia. In 2001, he received the Lifetime contribution award by the Latvian National Film Awards 'Lielais Kristaps'.

Directed

1. Ten Minutes Older (1978) — Director
2. The Last Judgement (1987) — Director
3. There Were Seven Simeons (1989) — Director
4. Flashback (2003) — Director
5. The High Song (1989) — Director
6. Horse Play (1973) — Director
7. Diagnosis (1975) — Director
8. The Man of the Wall - A Documentary Mystery (1998) — Director
9. Beyond The Fear (2014) — Director
10. Tales (1976) — Director
11. Restricted Area (1975) — Director
12. Perpetual Rehearsal (2008) — Director
13. The Salt Bread (1964) — Director
14. Without Legends (1967) — Director
15. Noon (1965) — Director
16. Your Payday (1971) — Director
17. Awakening (1979) — Director
18. The Trace of the Soul (1972) — Director
19. Art (Issue 3) (1975) — Director
20. The Jewish Street (1992) — Director
21. To the Edge of Danger (1984) — Director
22. Dear Juliet (2003) — Director
23. Good Friday (2005) — Director
24. The Grey Guard (1977) — Director
25. Prayer (1990) — Director
26. The Joy of Existence (1974) — Director
27. Madonna With a Baby (2001) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Bridges of Time (2018) — Self (archive footage)
2. Pavel and Lyalya (A Jerusalem Romance) (1998) — Self