Archive of films Apolinaras / Apolinaras
Lithuania
1973, 10 min
Section:
Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary
Year: 2018
When Henrikas Šablevičius started filming Lithuanian “oddballs” he invented a bizarre new genre of documentary biopic. Characteristic of these portraits is a sense of mocking irony directed not at their subjects but at the “Soviet hero” genre. The subject of this film is Apolinaras, a kindhearted policeman who even outwardly looks very unlike the ideological “guardian of morals.”
Synopsis
When Henrikas Šablevičius started filming Lithuanian “oddballs” – a professor, a fortune teller, racers, and many others who fell short of the concept of the “model citizen” – he invented a bizarre new genre of documentary biopic. Characteristic of these portraits is a sense of mocking irony directed not at their subjects (on the contrary, the filmmaker’s affection for them is palpable) but at the “Soviet hero” genre. The subject of this film is Apolinaras, a kindhearted policeman who even outwardly looks very unlike the ideological “guardian of morals.”
Elena Jasiūnaitė
About the director

Henrikas Šablevičius (1930–2004). Selected filmography: The Montage of the Altai (Altajaus montažas, 1969), Apolinaras (1973), A Trip Through Misty Meadows (Kelionė ūkų lankomis, 1973), A Sage (Žiniuonė, 1975), Little Sins (Mažos mūsų nuodėmės, 1979), Singers (Dainoriai, 1985), We Were At Our Own Field (Pabuvam savam lauki, 1988), Stagnant Years of of Endurance (Sustingęs tvermės metas, 1990), A Homestead in Dzūkija (Dzūkų kiemas, 1997), Didn’t Come (Neatėjo, 1999)
Contacts
Lithuanian Film Centre
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Lithuania
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About the film
Black & white, DCP
Section: | Reflections of Time: Baltic Poetic Documentary |
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Director: | Henrikas Šablevičius |
Screenplay: | Henrikas Šablevičius |
Dir. of Photography: | Kornelijus Matuzevičius |
Production: | Lithuanian Film Studio |
Sales: | Lithuanian Film Centre |
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