LAIPTAI Į DANGŲ

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN

Directed byRAIMONDAS VABALAS
Years1967
Duration96
Original versionLithuanian
SubtitlesEnglish
Available formatsDCP
GenreDrama

Creative team

Written by Raimondas Vabalas, Mykolas Sluckis
Cinematography by Jonas Gricius
Music by Vytautas Barkauskas

Cast

Gražina Balandytė, Balys Barauskas, Aleksas Jonikas, Vaclovas Blėdis, Irena Garasimavičiūtė, Mamertas Karklelis, Laimonas Noreika, Eugenija Pleškytė, Henrikas Kurauskas, Rolandas Butkevičius

About the film

Based on the Mykolas Sluckis’ novel, the film tells the story of a dramatic and painful reality of the post-war Lithuania. Starting with young couple walking in ruins of Vilnius oldtown, action moves in the village Žvirbliūnai. Ramunės Indriūnaitės family is in tense situation – Ramunė’s father Petras is hiding her brother from partizans and from Soviet militia. Young writer Jaunius follows Ramunė to her hometown, what he finds there disturbs him deeply. Raimondas Vabalas creates multilayered characters and conveys atmosphere full of fear and disappointment.

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