Splendid Palace to host "1967" classic film series curated by Dita Rietuma

Riga's Splendid Palace cinema, in cooperation with the Kinoskola foundation, is launching a thematic classic film series titled "1967". Over five screenings from October 2026 to March 2027, audiences will see five outstanding films made in 1967 across different countries and cinematic traditions on the big screen. The series was curated by film theorist Dita Rietuma, who will introduce each screening with background on how the films were made and lesser-known facts.

Rietuma says 1967 holds personal significance for her while also marking a turning point in film history, when seemingly distinct cinema movements across continents converged into a shared portrait of the era. The chosen films explore generational conflict, sexuality, alienation and the cost of freedom, while also transforming cinematic language itself.

Lineup

The series opens with Jacques Tati's "Playtime" on October 27, 2026, followed by Mike Nichols' "The Graduate" on November 26, for which Nichols won the Academy Award for Best Director. On January 7, 2027, Rolands Kalniņš' "Four White Shirts" will screen - a Latvian film banned under Soviet rule that had its international premiere at Cannes in 2018 after restoration. Next comes Luis Buñuel's "Belle de Jour" on February 4, which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1967, and the series closes with Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" on March 10, which later won two Academy Awards from ten nominations.

Tickets are available on the cinema's website, www.splendidpalace.lv, or at the box office, and a subscription for all five films can be purchased at a reduced price. The films will be shown in their original language with simultaneous Latvian translation.