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Lithuanian Animation Retrospective (15*)
2pm
27 October 2012
Cinema 3 (Beech St)
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Tickets:
Standard - £10.50 online /
£11.50 on the door
Barbican Members - £8.40 online /
£9.20 on the door
Concessions £9.50 online /
£10.50 on the door
subject to availability
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Lithuanian Animation has a history dating back one hundred years. In the beginning was one of the greatest pioneers of animation, self- taught filmmaker Ladislas Starewitch. This retrospective, spanning almost 100 years and lovingly put together by animation historian Dasa Vanova, features puppet, hand-drawn, cutout, shadow theatre techniques and computer generated films and a very dark streak of humour that runs throughout.
Special thanks to the Lithuanian Embassy in London, Daiva Parulskiene, Rita Valiukonytė, Dasa Vanova and the Anifest Festival in the Czech Republic.
Animation historian Dasa Vanova will introduce this screening and take questions afterwards, along with Urte Budinaite, Lithuanian animator, whose film Independence Day is screening.
The Insects’ Christmas
A Father Christmas ornament climbs down from a decorated tree and goes to the forest to spread cheer among the insects and frogs. One of the first ever animated films made by the godfather of stop-motion using live beetles and other bugs.
Lithuania 1913 Dir Ladislas Starewitch 6 min
The Wolf and the Tailor / Vilkas ir siuvėjas
Sometimes a measuring tape, a pair of scissors and an iron are all you need to defeat a wolf. The very first Lithuanian hand-drawn animation is based on a fairytale with a timeless poetic quality.
Lithuania 1966 Dir Zenonas Tarakevičius 7 min
Initiative / Iniciatyva
The consequences of selfless assistance and the path to Hell can be paved with good intentions. This film was created as a response to the events of the Prague Spring of 1968.
Lithuania 1970 Dir Antanas Janauskas 4 min
The Tree / Medis
A nine-headed dragon chases a girl who is not saved by a magic tree.
Lithuania 1983 Dir Nijolė Valadkevičiūtė 5 min
Bogeyman / Baubas
Even a bogeyman can be your friend, once you see through his tricks.
Lithuania 1987 Ilja Bereznickas 10 min
The Secret of a Cactus / Kaktuso paslaptis
A fairytale about a love that is more powerful than anger.
Lithuania 1988 Dir Valentas Aškinis 5 min
Generosity / Dosnumas
Ranked among the top ten best Soviet films ever, the dreamy images map the basic phases of human life: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.
Lithuania 1988 Zenonas Šteinys 10 min
The Chair / Kėdė
A minimalist classic. Officials change, the chair stays.
Lithuania 1995 Antanas Janauskas 1 min
Metamorphoses / Metamorfozės
A subtle study of interpersonal relationships set against the backdrop of an old system collapsing and a new one taking place.
Lithuania 1996 Dir Jūratė Leikaitė 7 min
The Tail / Uodega
A fox and a wolf, friendship and betrayal, and the relationships between animals and people.
Lithuania 2007 Dir Rasa Jonikaitė 5 min
Bridge / Tiltas
Based on a Franz Kafka story - cut-outs, hand-drawn images and photo’s collide to depict a philosophical story of life’s continual challenges.
Lithuania 2007 Dir Ieva Miškinytė 4 min
Ragnara – A Witch´s Magic / Ragnara - ragnos britai
This witch has made a pact with the devil – and everything goes into the mix.
Lithuania 2008 Antanas Skučas 1 min
Synchronization / Sinchronizacija
A film for lovers of drifting, rotational objects – starring a library of abandoned factories, towers, chimneys, antennas, electricity installations and other devices.
Lithuania 2009 Dir Rimas Sakalauskas 8 min
Independence Day
A man escapes the radio looking for freedom. At least he finds his lost hat.
Lithuania 2012 Urte Budinaite 6 min
Part of London International Animation Festival
* Locally classified
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