Pre-war Kaunas. The main character, Adam, is a handsome young man with a beautiful girlfriend, Lucy. However, he is poor, with no job and no shelter. Adam takes refuge in an old barge with the strange Captain, played by the legendary Lithuanian theatre director Juozas Miltinis. Adam and Lucy dream of going to a distant, exotic American country, where their deprived existence would end and their fantasies of a beautiful life would come true. Adam finally manages to get a job in an emigration office and starts saving money for a ticket to Buenos Aires, but his dreams are unlikely to come true.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 27 min.
- Country, year
- Lithuania, 1959
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Lithuanian
- Subtitles
- English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Vytautas Žalakevičius
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Sponsors and partners
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Director
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Vytautas Zalakevicius was born on April 14, 1930, in Kaunas, Lithuania. He studied directing at the Soviet State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. His first independent full-length feature film "Adam Wants to Be a Man" immediately became a sensation. Zalakevicius demonstrated his experimental approach as a writer-director and achieved an uncommon result. His work with such actors, as Donatas Banionis and Juozas Miltinis brought him success.
