A story about Emīlija Benjamiņa, the “queen of the press” in interwar Latvia, whose wealth and tragic fate have since become folklore. The film’s narrative covers the period from the beginnings of Emīlija’s magazine Atpūta (Recreation), to her arrest and slow demise in a train en route to Siberia. The most prominent clairvoyant of the time - Eugene Fink’s prophecy that Emīlija would die from starvation in a foreign land (which served to be true) weaves through the narrative as a red thread. With this strong woman at the centre of the story, the film shows Latvian society in all its richness and gives the audience the opportunity to meet many well-known historical figures.
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Air Date: 2021-09-23
1924. Publisher Emily Benjamiņa announces an ideas competition for a new weekly magazine in the editorial office of "...
Air Date: 2021-09-23
Emilia's sister, actress Annija Simsone, has come to Riga from Germany for a visit. Emilia is determined to persuade ...
Air Date: 2021-09-30
The Benjamins have just moved into Fābu House, a grand townhouse on Krišjāņa Barona Street, which has been decorated ...
Air Date: 2021-10-07
ntoxicated by her wealth and power, Emilia has lost a little ground. She thinks she can influence everything and ever...
Air Date: 2021-10-14
The 1934 coup d'état of Ulmanis was accompanied by drastic press censorship imposed by the Minister of Public Affairs...
Air Date: 2021-10-21
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Air Date: 2021-10-21
The documentary series uses unique, previously unpublished photographs from the family archives of Emilia and Anton B...