Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

1972•1h 21m•7.0/10

Documentary

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7.0/10(43)

Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile. Blending personal memory with documentary observation, the film becomes both a portrait of homecoming and a meditation on displacement, family, and the passage of time.

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Production

Vaughan Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Pola Chapelle

Pola Chapelle

Self

Peter Kubelka

Peter Kubelka

Self

Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

Self

Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

Self

Hollis Melton

Self

Annette Michelson

Self

Daniel Rogosin

Self

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