Gunārs Piesis represents the first generation of professionally schooled Latvian directors. Piesis was the first one to dare to adapt Rainis for the screen. Gunārs Piesis was also the first to turn to Latvian fairy-tales

KNOWN FOR

Little Tom Thumb
1987
Male Games in the Open Air
1978
Blow, Wind!
1973
In the Shadow of Death
1972
Salacgrīva
1961
Your Son
1978
The Game
1981
Kārkli pelēkie zied
1961
Memory of the Land
1965
Rīgas parki
1969
Taking a new step
1961
Nowhere Else To Go
1964

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
14
Writing
9
1991
Maija and Paija
Director
1987
Little Tom Thumb
Director
1981
Laikmetu griežos
Director
1981
The Game
Co-Director
1978
Your Son
Director
1978
Male Games in the Open Air
Co-Director
1973
Blow, Wind!
Director
1972
In the Shadow of Death
Director
1969
Rīgas parki
Director
1965
Memory of the Land
Director
1964
Nowhere Else To Go
Director
1961
Salacgrīva
Director
1961
Kārkli pelēkie zied
Director
1961
Taking a new step
Director