The Old Man and the Land

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The Old Man and the Land

Robertas Verba’s first documentary film, described by film critic Živile Pipinyte as “the ‘ice-breaker’ which broke through the ice of Soviet ideology to form the peculiar stylistics of Lithuanian documentary film.” The hero of this film is the bright Lithuanian villager Anupras, whose archaic worldview becomes a symbol of the ethno-cultural Lithuanian identity that was often opposed to the identity constructed by Soviet propaganda.

Original Title

Senis ir žemė

Release Date

1965-01-01

Year

1965

Duration

18m

Status

Released

Score

5.50