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Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

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Overview

Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile. Blending personal memory with documentary observation, the film becomes both a portrait of homecoming and a meditation on displacement, family, and the passage of time.

Directed by Jonas Mekas
Written by Jonas Mekas
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Pola Chapelle

Pola Chapelle

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Peter Kubelka

Peter Kubelka

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Adolfas Mekas

Adolfas Mekas

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Jonas Mekas

Jonas Mekas

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Hollis Melton

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Annette Michelson

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Daniel Rogosin

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About Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania is a documentary film released in 1972 exploring themes of lithuania. Directed by Jonas Mekas, it stars Pola Chapelle, Peter Kubelka, Adolfas Mekas. Jonas Mekas weaves an elegiac diary film from his 1971–72 return to Lithuania, chronicling a visit to his birthplace of Semeniškiai after decades in exile. Blending personal memory with documentary observation, the film becomes both a portrait of homecoming and a meditation on displacement, family, and the passage of time.

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