Lithuanian Cinema: An Open History

Adomas nori būti žmogumi

1 hr. 27 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

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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.

Vytautas Žalakevičius

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.
Languages
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Original title
Adomas nori buti zmogumi
Produced
1959: Lithuania

Film information

Director
Vytautas Žalakevičius
More information
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Screenings

Friday, 8 November

18:00

Kaunas Artists' House · Hall 1

Past screening

Sunday, 10 November

15:30

Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania · 5th floor

Past screening

Saturday, 16 November

14:00

Immanuel Kant Public Library · Meno skyrius

Past screening

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