Feelings

On the centennial anniversary of cinema, Lithuanian film critics voted Feelings the country’s top film of all time. Set near the end of WWII, the story revolves around a set of twins. The wife of one of them, Kasparas, dies during childbirth leaving him to care for two infants. The widower moves in with his brother, Andrius, who lives with his wife Agne. Agne still carries a torch for Kasparas. She induces the brothers to emigrate to Sweden and hopes her in-law’s love will be rekindled abroad. Life has other plans, ultimately leaving the brothers separated for a decade. The script by Vytautas Žalakevičius (Nobody Wanted to Die) eschews the political overtones and contemplations of life and death so popular in movies of the time, in favor of psychoanalysis of the characters ensnared in a particular triangle. But, Feelings is no sentimental melodrama. Due to the emigration theme in the film, it was banned in the entire Soviet Union with the exception of Lithuania.

Jacek Dziduszko

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Algirdas Dausa (1940–2017) – Lithuanian director and a documentary filmmaker. He completed his film studies in Moscow in 1965. His first documentary, Naktis prieš parodos atidarymą, about the history of Lithuanian folk sculpture, was made two years earlier in collaboration with Algirdas Tumas. His first feature, Feelings (1968), remains his most-acclaimed film. He made several more features in the 1970s, the best known of which was Cursed Humility (1970), before later returning to documentaries.

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Almantas Grikevičius (1935–2011) – Lithuanian film and screenwriter born in Kaunas. A graduate of Direction from the All-State Institute of Cinematography in Moscow. In 1981, his film Faktas (Fact) became the first Lithuanian film to be screened at the Festival in Cannes, capturing an award for best supporting actress as part of the main competition. From 1959 to 1992, he worked at the Lithuanian Film Studio (Lietuvos Kino Studija). His last film, the documentary Bandymas išsiaiškinti, was dedicated to his friend, artist Vytautas Kalinauskas.

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