简介：“EternalLight”(“Amžinojišviesa”)(1988)–Lithuanianfeaturefilm,oneofthemostremarkablecinemaworksofthecountryduringthelastdecade.InthestoryofRimantasŠavelisthefilmdirectorPuipareturnstothevillage,roots,totheendoffifties–theperiod,traditionalintheLithuaniancinema.Here,contrarytothefilmsofsuchtype,Puipashowsthepost-warperiodnotinapublicistic,butalyricalandsubtleway.Thoughweaponscanbeseeninthehandsofthecharacters,shotsarenotresoundinghere,andthegeneralplotislimitedtotheemotionalrelationshipamongfourmaincharacters.Aland-surveyorAnicetas(actorVidasPetkevičius)hasanaversiontohispersecutorPranė(actressDaivaStubraitė)andmarriesthelovedAmilė(actressVirginijaKelmelytė)fromtheothervillage.Amilė,guidedbyhardlyunderstandableinnerimpulses,cannotbelievethatthisisherrealhomeandleavesawaywithajollymachine-operatorZigmas(actorKostasSmoriginas)tomeetunclearfuture,butindeedmeetsthetorture…Althoughfilmdoesnotexplicitlytalkaboutwar,dramaticpost-warstrugglesandforcedcollectivisation,thishardlybearableburdenofthehistoricalpast,whichisnotthepastyet,oppressestheheroesandinfluencesthemelancholyandbitternessofthefilmatmosphere.Plasticallystylisedwiththehelpoftheold,nostalgicphotographs(cameramanRimantasJuodvalkis),“EternalLight”suggestivelyshowshowpeopleriseup,trytostretchthemselvesandseekforthelight.Thismotivecoincidedwiththeawakingself-consciousnessandself-respectofLithuaniansinthatperiod.AtLocarnoInternationalFilmFestivalthisworkwasawardedthemainGoldenSailsPrize.…