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Low Lights (Artimos sviesos, 2009)
Lithuania
Director: Ignas Miškinis
Cast: Dainius Gavenonis, Julia-Maria Köhler, Jonas Antanelis
Genre: Drama
Presentation:
From Lithuania, whose cinema is full of hidden gems, Eurochannel presents Low Lights, an escapade into the secrets of the night!
This original project, directed by Ignas Miškinis, is a roadtrip and romance movie rolled into one. Low Lights pivots on a love triangle that evolves when two men and a woman take to ritual night driving. Transforming cold urban space into a meaningful something charged with excitement, the driving provides the hope the trio so desperately needs, but an unexpected finale will leave them with more questions than ever before.
In Low Lights, Miškinis creates an image of alienation in the modern hurried world, in which people are, in his words, “abandoned and lost, they’re moving away from those around them.” Such an approach to modern life in his homeland led this movie to earn the Best Film, Best Actor and Best Cinematography awards at the 2009 Lithuanian Film Awards.
Welcome to a world of people doomed by loneliness, trapped by the routine of modern city life, longing for closeness, romance and sincerity, who discover forgotten love and hope for one short summer night.
Synopsis:
Tadas (Cyril Descours) and Vita (Sabrina Ouazani) are unhappily married, barely speaking to each other and living like strangers. One day Tadas meets an old friend who invites him to drift through the city - driving around in a car at night with the lights off. At first Tadas is baffled, but he soon understands the appeal, and they both fall for the allure of the mysterious night and the woman who inhabits it.
Festivals & Awards:
• Lithuanian Film Awards (2009)
- Best Film
- Best Actor (Dainius Gavenonis)
- Best Cinematographer (Rolandas Leonavicius)
• Warsaw International Film Festival (2009)
- Nominated
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