简介：ThisfilmhasnoIMDBlistingandWikipediaconfusesitwithadifferentmovie.It’sVytautasZalakevicius’slastdirectorialeffort,basedonYevgenyZamyatin’sstoryTheFlood.Theoriginalwasahorrid,intensetaleofpost-revolutionaryRussia.ThedirectorsaidhetriedtopreserveZamyatin’sworldviewthoughhisfilmissetinanamelesstowninsomeunidentifiedtimeperiod.Astark,relentlessdrama,it’sstronglyreminiscentofScandinaviancinema,withitscolddaylight,darkinteriorsandthepervasivesenseofguilt.Achildlesscouple,SofiaandTrofim,takeinanorphanedgirl,Agafia.Inafewyears,sheturnsintoaseductiveyoungwomanandTrofimneglectshiswifetopursueanillicitaffairwithhisadopteddaughter.Theloverscarryonopenlyandshamelessly,notpayingattentiontoSofia’squietpresenceuntilshefinallycracks… ThoughthefilmhadmostlyaLithuaniancastandcrew,itwasfinancedbyaRussiancompanyandwasfilmedinRussian.Itwasoriginallyreleasedin1993andreceivedawardsattwointernationalfilmfestivals–inRouenandPerugia(thejuryofthelatterwasheadedbyMichelangeloAntonioni.)WhenthefilmpremieredonLithuaniantelevision,16yearsafteritsoriginalrelease,itcreatedquiteastir.AnotherLithuanianfilmdirector,AlgimantasPuipa,compareditto“adiscoveryofalostpaintingbyafamousartist.”…