by Clarke Fountain
synopsis
This film, and its companion piece Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania are documentaries in the form of home movies. It records the return visit of brothers Jonas and Adolfas Mekas to their homeland of Lithuania. They apparently left the country near the end of World War II and suffered various hardships on their way to America. Until the time of this film (1972), they had never been back to Lithuania.
characteristics
- Lithuania
- Reminiscence
- Return
- Sibling Relationships
- Journey
- Home-movies
- Hardships
- Hard-times
- Homeland
