June, the Beginning of Summer

June, the Beginning of Summer

Director Raimondas Vabalas

1 hr. 40 min. · Lithuania, 1969 · Drama · Lithuanian · Subtitles: English · N/A

About the film

This drama tells a story about the people and life of a provincial Lithuanian village in the ‘60s. It begins with daily routines and two main events: preparing for the school graduation party of their children, and waiting for the theatre performances to arrive into town…

Details

Running time
1 hr. 40 min.
Country, year
Lithuania, 1969
Genre
Drama
Language
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Age rating
N/A

Credits

Director
Raimondas Vabalas
Screenplay
Icchokas Meras, Raimondas Vabalas
Cinematography
Algirdas Araminas, Jonas Abaronas
Music
Algimantas Apanavičius
Cast
Elvyra Žebertavičiūtė, Vytautas Tomkus, Danutė Juronytė, Juozas Budraitis, Audris Chadaravičius, Gediminas Karka
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Raimondas Vabalas

Director

Raimondas Vabalas

Raimondas Vabalas (1937-2001) – Lithuanian director and screenwriter. Finished school in Panevėžys, in 1964 graduated from the Moscow Institute of Cinematography (VGIK). Since 1952, he worked as an actor and director’s assistant in Panevėžys Drama Theatre. His debut feature film was Cannonade (1961) (co-director Arūnas Žebriūnas). Vabalas worked at the Lithuanian Film Studios where he created all his films, including the award-winning Staircase to Heaven (1968), The Flight across the Atlantic Ocean (1983). In 1990 he released his last film The Autumn Comes through the Forests. His research into the history of Lithuanian partisans conducted in his last years, helped collect many valuable information about the Freedom Fighters.