Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted
"I wanted the story to be a clash between art and money"
by Ana Stanic
The filmmaker discusses his follow-up to his Cannes Directors' Fortnight entry Oleg, about a German organist who discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal
Latvian filmmaker Juris Kursietis discusses his follow-up to his Cannes Directors' Fortnight entry Oleg [+see also:
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interview: Juris Kursietis
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interview: Juris Kursietis
film profile], which follows a renowned German organist Anna who discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal, shaking the foundation of their life together.