Lithuanian Cinema: An Open History

Sadūto tūto

1 hr. 18 min. | Drama | Pegi 13

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In Vilnius, painter Petras Minkus struggles to get by with odd jobs. One day, a phone rings in the noisy corridor of his communal apartment: it is a call from a childhood friend (and from those times, their secret password – “Sadūto tūto”). Povilas Baibokas, who has received a large commission at a sanatorium, invites Petras to work with him. At first, everything in the land of breathtaking lakes seems idyllic: the ancient forest, a manor being renovated into a sanatorium, colleagues’ conversations about art. Yet behind the facade, a dramatic life stirs beneath the surface.

Almantas Grikevičius

Almantas Grikevičius

Almantas Grikevičius (1935–2011) graduated from the Moscow Institute of Cinematography, Faculty of Directing. He made his debut with the documentary film The Tales of the Sun. In 1966, he created a structurally and stylistically distinctive documentary, Time Passes Through the City. In 1968, in collaboration with Algirdas Dausa, he directed his first feature film, Feelings, which is considered one of the most important Lithuanian films. This was followed by Sadūto tūto, Ave, Vita, The Lost Home, and His Wife’s Confession. The director’s filmography concludes with the documentary Notes on the Margins of a Way of Life.
Languages
Lithuanian
Subtitles
Lithuanian, English
Original title
Sadūto tūto
Produced
1974: Lithuania

Film information

Director
Almantas Grikevičius
Screenplay
Vytautas Žalakevičius
Music
Viačeslavas Ganelinas
Cinematography
Donatas Pečiūra
Cast
Regimantas Adomaitis, Bronius Babkauskas, Aurimas Babkauskas, Vladas Bagdonas, Bronė Braškytė, Juozas Budraitis, Ada Budrikaitė, Valys Derkintis
More information
www.kinofondas.lt

Screenings

Saturday, 8 November

14:00

Immanuel Kant Public Library · Meno skyrius

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Saturday, 15 November

14:00

Kaunas Artists' House · Hall 1

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Sunday, 16 November

15:00

Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania · 5th floor

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Saturday, 22 November

16:00

Šiaulių kultūros centras · Hall 1

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