Algirdas Dausa
Directing
Known For
At the end of the war, a French plane was shot down by the Germans near the Nemunas River, but the injured pilot AndrÄ— parachuted into a Lithuanian village. Domas, a miller, hides him in his mill, while young SaulÄ—, who was Domas' bride, nurses him. They fall in love, but shortly after, AndrÄ—'s squadron mates Arrive. Five years after the end of the war, SaulÄ— is still waiting for the Frenchman, who is said to have died near Nemunas.
Markizas ir piemenaitÄ—
When a widowed fisherman moves in with his brother and sister-in-law to escape the collapsing Nazi forces, he finds himself caught up, like Lithuania itself, in perilous questions of collaboration and occupation, resistance and escape.
Feelings
It seems that in high school, Gedas, Edma, Arnas and Irma were an inseparable foursome of romantics who gathered on an old barge. Now they are no longer children, but they are not yet grown up.
Where Fairytales Go
The 19th century in the serf village of Lithuania. Young Severija and violinist Mykoliukas like each other, but their love is challenged by Geišė, a much older, though still lively and imperious, tycoon.
That Damned Humility
A poetic documentary study representing the life, paintings, and music of M. K. ÄŚiurlionis.