Andrius

Local title
Andrius
Original title
Andrius
Director
Algirdas Araminas
Country
Year
1980

A film for children that switches between reality and fantasy.

Ten-year-old Andrius is not like other children. He is a boy with a pure and trusting heart who often seeks refuge in a dream world, where he can find undiscovered lands, where a watchmaker dressed in centuries-old clothes treats children with coffee brewed in a lushly decorated coffee set, and where an old man who flies a hang glider he has built for himself invites children to a fantastic city to look for a special butterfly that his collection is still lacking. Having said mysterious magical words, “bitė ritė baltaragė”, Andrius, a student at the music school, would immediately enter his dream world, where problems do not exist.

A children’s choir from Prague arrives on tour to Vilnius, and a girl Jana is staying as a guest at Andrius’ house. The kids become friends. They speak different languages, but they have no difficulty understanding each other. Andrius reveals his magical words to Jana as a gift. But when Jana leaves, all that is left for Andrius is a dreamy memory of her and his longing expressed through a flowing melody of a flute.

Director
Algirdas Araminas
Screenwriter
Violeta Palčinskaitė
Producer
Robertas Bikelis
Cast
Edvinas Menčikovas, Donatas Banionis, Inga Brunsaite, Irena Marija Leonavičiūtė, Indra Andrašiūnaitė
Cinematographer
Jonas Marcinkevičius
Editing
R. Taraškevič
Production Design
Algirdas Ničius
Production
Lithuanian Film Studio
Music
Bronius Kutavičius
Sound
Juozas Tuita
World sales
Lithuanian Film Centre
Distribution
Lithuanian Film Centre
Runtime
Subtitles
Director
Algirdas Araminas

Filmography:
(valik/selected): Naktys be nakvynes (1966), Surask mane (1967), Kai as mazas buvau (1968), Ilga kelione prie juros (1976), Pasigailek musu (1979), Andrius (1980), Gelezine princese (1988)

Screenings

4th Lux Hall Apollo Kino Plaza
Screening090415 / Andrius
SubtitlesEnglish
Screening duration
Trailer