Emily. Queen of the Press

★ 8.0•2021•1 Seasons•ANIME

Drama

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.

Top Cast

Guna Zariņa

Emīlija Benjamiņa

Juris Bartkevičs

Antons Benjamiņš

Raimonds Celms

Jānis Benjamiņš

Baiba Broka

Berta Āboliņa

Lauris Dzelzītis

Jānis Kārkliņš

Uldis Anže

Kārlis Skalbe

Dainis Gaidelis

Ernests Brusubārda

Gatis Maliks

Pēteris Blaus

Edgars Ozoliņš

Jūlijs Lācis

Jēkabs Reinis

Vilis Lācis

Enzo Leonardo Borneo

Juris Georgs Benjamiņš

Ligita Dēvica

Ede Simsone

Uva Segliņa

Minna Tusnelda Simsone

Episodes

Season:

1. 'Atpūta'

53m

1924. Publisher Emily Benjamiņa announces an ideas competition for a new weekly magazine in the editorial office of "Jaunākās Ziņas". Not everyone, including her husband Anton Benjamiņš, is enthusiastic about the idea, but Emilia is determined to have her way, no matter what it takes.

Aired: 9/23/2021

2. Heir

53m

Emilia's sister, actress Annija Simsone, has come to Riga from Germany for a visit. Emilia is determined to persuade her sister to let her adopt her son Žoržs, who lives with his grandmother and rarely sees his mother. Emilia is in love with the boy and wants to make him the heir to her family name and her successful business.