Lithuanian films in Stockholm and Örebro
The best and the most memorable Lithuanian creations from the last years, as well as the brightest premieres in Stockholm and Örebro in August and September invite the audiences to experience strong and moving fiction, short films and animation.
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Film |
A premiere of the film THE EXCURSIONIST by director Audrius Juzėnas |
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Venue |
Stockholm film center Filmhuset (address Borgvägen 1-5, Gärdet, Stockholm) |
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Date |
23rd of August, 18.00 |
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Contact |
ruta.smertiniene@gmail.com |
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Synopsis |
The film is based on an incredibly true story of 11 year old girl from Baltics, who escaped from the Trans-Siberian train on its way to Gulag in 1950s and made her 6.000 km long dangerous, full of adventures way back home to Lithuania. It`s a road trip drama about hope and destiny, love and friendship. |
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Film |
YOUNBLOOD by a young Lithuanian author Marija Kavtaradzė |
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Venue |
SAGA women’s film festival, ABF (address Sveavägen 41, Stockholm) |
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Date |
30th of August, 10:00-12:00 |
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Web |
http://www.sagafilmfestival.com |
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Synopsis |
A story about two sixteen year old friends Ben and Vega, who are in love. Ben comes to Vega. Vega is waiting for Ben. Audience can imagine the rest. |
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Film |
THE SWIMMER by a young Lithuanian author Gabrielė Urbonaitė |
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Venue |
SAGA women’s film festival, ABF (address Sveavägen 41, Stockholm) |
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Date |
30th of August, 10:00-12:00 |
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Synopsis |
The Swimmer is a story about a friendship. Ariel, young and promising swimmer, spends her summer preparing for the upcoming Olympics. In the pool she meets Grete who has just started swimming lessons. Despite the age difference, two become friends, as Ariel helps Grete to overcome her fear of jumping into the water. However, Ariel's leg aches more and more painfully...
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Film |
HOW WE PLAYED REVOLIUTION by Giedrė Žickytė |
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Place |
Festival Live at heart, Örebro |
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Venue |
4th of September, 21:00 |
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Web |
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Synopsis |
The story of the film begins in 1984, at the very beginning of perestroika in the USSR, when a group of architects decided to organize a one night music band. The joke proved to be so good that rumors about the new rock band Antis spread from lips to lips. Their imposing make-up, stylized show and lyrics were caricaturizing the Soviet propaganda and perfectly discrediting the absurd of the Soviet reality. Soon their intellectual clownery grew into the Rock Marches - massive events involving thousands of people that transformed into hudge meetings for Lithuanian Independence later named the Singing Revolution.
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Film |
NON-EUCLIDEAN GEOMETRY by Skirmanta Jakaitė, an animation artist Solveiga Masteikaitė |
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Venue |
Sturebio (address Birger Jarlsgatan 41 A, Stockholm) |
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Date |
10th of September, 18.30 |
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Synopsis |
Non-Euclidean Geometry tells a story about secret places where two parallel stories intersect and the moon shatters into pieces like a silly round mirror. It is a story about the logic of the heart, which has nothing in common with common logic, just like Non-Euclidean geometry disproves and surpasses the Euclidean one.
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