Larisa Kalpokaite, Tomas Tamošaitis, Dalia Michelevičiute
Lithuanian society underwent a difficult period in the final decade of the 20th century. A certain disillusionment settled in after the general euphoria accompanying the proclamation of independence. Many came to realize that they were not able to adjust to new conditions. The ground beneath their feet became unstable, the security they had once known vanished for good, and the joy concomitant with their new found freedoms was replaced by fears of what to do with it. The director set his story in a rather rundown and gloomy town, in houses with peeling facades and uninviting entrance halls, in sadly darkened interiors. This is the story of a woman who tried to overcome the stereotype of fleeting days, a middle-aged woman who found the courage to forge a life according to an ideal. She is determined to fulfil both human and purely female dreams. But as usually happens, dreams are mercilessly confronted with reality. Tormenting fear stemming from her own inadequacy replaces visions of hope. Yet loss teaches lessons in self-realization, and this assures the heroine that time spent in searching, though it ends in failure, was is in vain. In other words – whoever and wherever we are, our only wealth is free choice.
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