Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

July 4 - 12, 2008

The Collectress
Kolekcionierė

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Colour, 35 mm
Lithuania, 2008, 84 min
IP – International premiere
Section: East of the West - Films in Competition
http://www.collectress.lt
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Film screenings:
2D7 - 5.7., 19:30, Theatre Karlovy Vary
3L2 - 6.7., 13:30, Cinema Lázně III

Director: Kristina Buožyte
Screenplay: Kristina Buožyte, Bruno Samper, Darius Gylys
Dir. of Photography: Feliksas Abrukauskas
Music: Titas Petrikis
Designer: Paulius Arlauskas
Editor: Eimantas Belickas, Paulis Zavadskis
Producer: Ieva Norviliene, Aidas Avižinis
Production: Tremora
Contact: Tremora

Cast

Gabija Ryškuviene, Marius Jampolskis

Synopsis

Following a traumatic experience, Gaile, a children’s speech therapist, is incapable of feeling any emotion. In the course of preparing a video presentation for a scientific conference, however, she sees herself in film shots and is surprised to find suppressed sensations returning to her, primarily feelings of aggression. Gaile decides to try an experiment. With the help of a man with a video camera, she causes a stir and provokes consternation in those who are a party to her excesses. At the same time, it is as if she is unable to perceive the value of normal emotion or even the possibility of someone having feelings for her… Domestic film critics labelled debuting director Kristina Buožyte as the Lithuanian Liliana Cavani. In this, her first fiction film, she ponders the roles of the audiovisual recordings that have become such a common part of our lives.

About the director

Kristina Buožyte (b. 1982, Klaipéda, Lithuania) studied film and television direction at the Music and Theatre Academy (2001–2005), where she received her bachelor’s degree. She has made short films and music videos and participated in various workshops and seminars (such as the Prague INYOP – summer courses in making interactive films, documentaries and plays for young professionals). She also studied abroad in Spain and Sweden. Buožyte began to make a name for herself with her short film Change the Record (Pakeisk plokstele, 2005), which was awarded at the international student film workshop “Summer Media Studio” held in Juodkranté, Lithuania. She has also collaborated on the screenplays of her colleagues (Ignas Miskinis, Inesa Kurklietytee, Knut Erik Jensen, and others). The Collectress is her graduation film for the completion of her master’s degree in film direction.

Film Guests

Feliksas Abrukauskas, Aidas Avizinis, Kristina Buožyte, Marius Jampolskis, Ieva Norviliene, Gabija Ryskuviene

Contacts

Tremora
Gyneju 4 - 327, LT-01109 Vilnius
Lithuania
Tel: +370 686 975 84
Fax: +370 524 975 78
E-mail: ieva@tremora.com
www: www.tremora.com

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