Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

81 mins | Documentary | Aug. 2, 1972

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.

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania

81 mins | Documentary | Aug. 2, 1972

Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
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.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Vaughan Films
Original title Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania
Directors Jonas Mekas
Writers Jonas Mekas

Cast

Pola Chapelle

as Self

Peter Kubelka

as Self

Adolfas Mekas

as Self

Jonas Mekas

as Self

Hollis Melton

as Self

Daniel Rogosin

as Self