Herz Frank
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 17, 1926, Ludza, Latvia
- Died
- March 3, 2013
- Movies
- 37
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'.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2018 | Bridges of Time | Self (archive footage) |
| 1998 | Pavel and Lyalya (A Jerusalem Romance) | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2014 | Beyond The Fear | Director, Screenplay |
| 2009 | After | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 2008 | Perpetual Rehearsal | Director, Writer |
| 2005 | Good Friday | Writer, Director, Producer |
| 2003 | Flashback | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2003 | Dear Juliet | Writer, Producer, Director |
| 2001 | Madonna With a Baby | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1998 | The Man of the Wall - A Documentary Mystery | Director, Producer |
| 1992 | The Jewish Street | Director, Writer |
| 1990 | Prayer | Director |
| 1989 | There Were Seven Simeons | Director, Writer |
| 1989 | The High Song | Director, Writer |
| 1987 | The Last Judgement | Director, Writer |
| 1984 | To the Edge of Danger | Writer, Director |
| 1983 | Another’s Pain | Director |
| 1980 | Edgar Kaulins's Last Celebration | Director |
| 1979 | Awakening | Director, Writer |
| 1978 | Ten Minutes Older | Director, Writer |
| 1977 | The Grey Guard | Director |
| 1976 | Tales | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Restricted Area | Director, Writer |
| 1975 | Diagnosis | Director |
| 1975 | Art (Issue 3) | Director |
| 1974 | The Joy of Existence | Director, Writer |
| 1973 | Horse Play | Director, Writer |
| 1972 | The Trace of the Soul | Director |
| 1971 | Your Payday | Director, Writer |
| 1967 | 235 000 000 | Writer |
| 1967 | Without Legends | Director |
| 1965 | Noon | Director, Writer |
| 1965 | Year in Review | Writer |
| 1965 | The Sentence Is Not Subject to Appeal | Director |
| 1964 | On the Highway | Writer |
| 1964 | The Salt Bread | Director, Writer |
| 1961 | White Bells | Writer |
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