The Courtyard

The Courtyard

2000
1h 30m
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Overview

The first feature of Lithuanian Valdas Navasaitis is a drama which unravels the hopeless 1970s, when people were deprived of their roots and forced to sit and watch their lives slip from their fingers. In a decrepit house that once belonged to a bourgeois family, several families seek shelter. Senis, a 65-year-old alcoholic, lives on the ground floor with his wife and their 16-year-old daughter. Senis is a survivor of the Nazis as well as the communist camps. He drowns the pain of his memories in a nearby pub and in talking to a depressed young laborer, Lorenca. Later on, a young couple and a lonely eccentric who enjoys only his cat's company join the inhabitants. Children wile away the time with useless games or spying on adults. When Lorenca hangs himself at the ruins of a nearby factory, the lives are shaken up. During the dinner held for the deceased, they find a moment of common hope.

Status: Released

Language: LT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Studio Uljana Kim Les Films de L'Observatoire ARTE France Cinéma
Production Countries
Lithuania France
Spoken Languages
Lithuanian Russian

Quick Facts

Original Title Kiemas
Release Date March 8, 2000
Status Released
Language LT
IMDb ID tt0201707

Cast

Donatas Banionis
Donatas Banionis

The old man

Ričardas Vitkaitis
Ričardas Vitkaitis

Lorencas

Albinas Keleris
Albinas Keleris

Vladas

Tatyana Lyutaeva
Tatyana Lyutaeva

Elvyra

Rasa Samuolytė
Rasa Samuolytė

Veronika

Jūratė Aniulytė
Jūratė Aniulytė

Old man's wife

Pranas Dapshkauskas
Pranas Dapshkauskas

The boy with long hair

Eglė Mikulionytė
Eglė Mikulionytė

Lorenca's wife

Vytautas Serys
Vytautas Serys

Rygertas

Dalia Michelevičiūtė
Dalia Michelevičiūtė

Woman

Key Crew

Valdas Navasaitis
Writer
Valdas Navasaitis
Director
Uljana Kim
Producer

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