This route, presented together with the Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum, will introduce you to classic Lithuanian films shot in Vilnius Old Town and starring children.
The places of interest were selected on the basis of the films ‘Gražuolė’ (‘The Beautiful Girl’) (directed by Arūnas Žebriūnas, 1969), ‘Naktibalda’ (‘The Night Hawk’) (dir. Arūnas Žebriūnas, 1973), ‘Seklio Kalio nuotykiai’ (‘The Adventures of Kalis the Sleuth’) (dir. Arūnas Žebriūnas, 1976), ‘Andrius’ (‘Andrew’) (dir. Algirdas Araminas, 1980), and ‘Aš esu’ (‘I am’) (dir. Romas Lileikis and Stasys Motiejūnas, 1990).
We suggest you watch the films before you go for a walk along the route – they’re all available online, free of charge – just click on the links below (to LRT and Kinofondas.lt). You can see how Vilnius has changed over the past 20 years and compare what it looked like then and now as you walk the route. Look at the film stills along the route and think about where the camera stood and from which angle the characters were filmed.
See all the films here:
- ‘Gražuolė’ (‘The Beautiful Girl’) (directed by Arūnas Žebriūnas, LKS, 1969)
- ‘Naktibalda’ (‘The Night Hawk’) (directed by Arūnas Žebriūnas, LKS, 1973)
- ‘Seklio Kalio nuotykiai’ (‘The Adventures of Kalis the Sleuth’) (directed by Arūnas Žebriūnas, LKS, 1976): Part 1; Part 2
- ‘Andrius’ (Andrew) (directed by Algirdas Araminas, LKS, 1980)
- ‘Aš esu’ (‘I am’) (directed by Romas Lileikis, Stasys Motiejūnas, 1990)
