Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Brief Synopsis
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A film in four chapters that explores notions of home, memory and culture through the eyes of filmmaker Jonas Mekas: the first features Mekas' first years in America (1949-52), the second is from August 1971 in Lithuania, the third is set in Elmshorn, near Hamburg, where Mekas spent eight months in
Cast & Crew
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Jonas Mekas
Director
Annette Michelson
Adolfas Mekas
Pola Mekas
Jonas Mekas
Ken Jacobs
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
1972
Location
Lithuania, Soviet Union
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Synopsis
A film in four chapters that explores notions of home, memory and culture through the eyes of filmmaker Jonas Mekas: the first features Mekas' first years in America (1949-52), the second is from August 1971 in Lithuania, the third is set in Elmshorn, near Hamburg, where Mekas spent eight months in a forced labor camp and the fourth is set in Vienna (1971) with Peter Kubelka, Nitsch, Annette Michelson, and Ken Jacobs.
Director
Jonas Mekas
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Release Date
1972
Location
Lithuania, Soviet Union
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 23m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Shown at New York Film Festival October 4, 1972.
First shown in West Germany on Nordeutscher Rundfunk February 12, 1972.
16mm-to-35mm blow-up
c Ektachrome
color
Mono
