The theme of war and its echoes is of particular significance in the work of director Almantas Grikevičius – it is at the heart of his best features, Jausmai (Feelings, 1968), Ave, Vita (1970), Faktas (Fact, 1981) and other works. The war marked the childhood of the director’s generation, snatching away their loved ones. For that reason, it was very important for that generation of Lithuanian filmmakers to understand why they lost what they could have had, and that is clearly reflected in their films. As early as in his first independently made feature, Ave, Vita, Grikevičius sought to understand the past from the perspective of the present, to discover the human measure of history. Arguably one of his most important films, Ave, Vita made Grikevičius mature as a director, shaping his creative direction and style.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 29 min.
- Country, year
- Lithuania, 1990
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Lithuanian
- Subtitles
- English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Almantas Grikevičius
- Screenplay
- Grigorijus Kanovičius, Vytautas Žalakevičius
- Producers
- Lietuvos kino studija
- Cinematography
- Jonas Tomaševičius
- Music
- Ansamblis „Kertukai“
- Cast
- Bronius Babkauskas, Vytautas Paukštė, Eugenija Bajorytė, Juozas Budraitis
- More information
- www.kinofondas.lt
Director
Almantas Grikevičius
Almantas Grikevičius (1935–2011) graduated from the Moscow Institute of Cinematography (VGIK) in 1967. His directorial debut was a documentary Tales of the Sun. In 1966 he directed Time Walks through the City, an unusual film structurally and stylistically. In 1968 collaborated with Algirdas Dausa on his first feature film Feelings, one of the best Lithuanian films. Later in his career he wrote scripts for several features and TV series.
