THE GIRL AND THE ECHO

Drama, Coming-of-Age, D: Arūnas Žebriūnas, 66′, LSSR, 1964

Director: Arūnas Žebriūnas
Screenwriter: Jurijus Nagibinas, Anatolijus Čerčenko, Arūnas Žebriūnas
DOP: Jonas Gricius
Music Composer: Algimantas Bražinskas
Production Design: Algirdas Ničius
Production: Lietuvos kino studija
Contact: LKC

Cast: Lina Braknytė, Valerijus Zubarevas, Bronius Babkauskas, Kalju Karmas

Awards: Locarno FF 1965 – Majority’s Silver Sail Award, Cannes Film Festival 1965 – Juvenile Film Grand Prize, International Youth Film Meetings 1966 – Main Prize.

Synopsis

A drama about the friendship of a girl and a boy on vacation. Vika, a dreamy girl, who loves the sea, mountains and echoes, and does not bother to fit in with local kids, and Romas, a boy, who does want to fit in, but cannot. Their friendship blossoms until Romas jeopardizes Vika’s trust.