For almost a week, the country's cinemas have been filled with the Vilnius City Film Festival "Cinema spring" viewers - long queues at the box office, full movie theaters and the most interesting conversations after the screenings about the films they have just seen. Although there seems to be still time until March 27, it is worth planning the films you want before the end of the festival in advance - screenings are filling up fast. Which films should I get tickets for first, without waiting for the second weekend of the festival?
"I'll be walking around with a numb head for about a week after the opening film of the festival. It's hard to even try to understand," marketing specialist Dovilė Filmanavičiūtė said about director Jonathan Glazer's Holocaust drama "Interesų zona", which won the Cannes Grand Prize and two Oscars. Advertising specialist and creativity teacher Tomas Ramanauskas also agreed with it: "A horror film where horror is in every frame, but you can only hear and sense it. Although the action of the film takes place in Auschwitz, the director himself emphasized that it also takes place in the present. It will hurt."
T. Ramanauskas also added Rodrigo Moreno's relaxed, world-shaping comedy "The Delinquents" to his list of favorite films, in which, according to him, everything is a little off: the unfulfilled promise of an action film, the forgettable beginnings of a detective, leaping love. "For three leisurely hours, a bank robbery, and desires for dreams, and nature, and freedom will flow in the stream. And maybe even a nap," T. Ramanauskas did not hide.
The viewer Kornelija spoke about the human mercy felt after Ira Sachs's film "Labyrinths" (Passages): "The director throws you into a world where the limits of decency become a relative concept. You can't identify with or like any of the characters, but at the same time you start to feel sorry for them as human beings. Franz Rogowski, who played the main role, should also be mentioned separately - one day he will definitely be on the podium of the most important awards!"
"A feel-good movie!" - said viewer Viktorija about the director Elene Naveriani's "Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry" (Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry) after the screening. - About a 48-year-old woman who survives for the first time. The hall cheered, accompanied by that lightness, the playfulness of life, the adolescence that happened later. All about the summer of life that happened in the fall. And about choosing to be alone and cherishing your choice. I've already told all my friends to go see it and have a laugh!"
"Not needlessly controversial, not needlessly scandalous, not needlessly cruel and not needlessly human, Polish director Agnieszka Holland's film provides everything that a good cinema, except for the good times, said screenwriter and actor Jonas Braškys about the drama "Green Border". - You won't be able to take your eyes off it, but at the same moment you'll keep wondering when the movie will end, because it will get harder and harder to watch. Is it convenient? No. Do you want to scream at yourself, Alexander Lukashenko or Andrzej Duda? Yes."
After the screening of the film "My Favorite Cake" by directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha, the viewer Amelia said that this film is 97 minutes of pure and gentle pleasure, richly woven with excellent dialogues and subtle humor. "A political, but very watchable feel-good movie, suitable for all occasions in life - to go with a mother, friend, husband or even teenage children," she shared.
Meanwhile, the viewer Inga was impressed by "Four Daughters" by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania. "This film is one of the discoveries that surprised me. A film in which the borders of documentary and feature film interweave with infinite sensitivity, subtlety and organicity, which captures and immerses you in a sea of feelings, thoughts, attitudes, experiences, in which one moment you wipe away a tear, the next - you can't help but laugh, the third you want to dance and sing, hugging everyone real and fake sister... Olfa's two daughters disappear after joining ISIS. The director invites the actresses to join the rest of the family and play the missing daughters, and in some sensitive scenes, the mother. The story is really addictive, engaging and doesn't leave you for long. A really great movie,” she said.
Algirdas Ramaška, the director of Kino pavasaris, also shares another recommendation. This time in his sights is French director Xavier Legrand's latest work "The Successor". "I believe that many remember his directorial debut "Sūnaus globa", which was released in 2018. opened the "Cinema Spring" and became a favorite of the audience from the very first screening. After a 6-year hiatus, Xavier Legrand is back with a bang. Don't let yourself be lulled, because he won't let you go. I promise that the film will surprise you, make your heart beat faster, and in some scenes you will look for someone to hold your hand in," A. Ramaška intrigued.
