Monday 2 May 2011

20th Century Lithuanian Film Posters: more than just aesthetic representation

A selection of images from Declassified, an exhibition that showcased the finest of Lithuanian film and displayed cinema posters never before seen in the UK. This celebration of Lithuania's cultural heritage encompasses film, art and live performance, exhibited in east London art cinema Rich Mix in April. The exhibition included a collection of 69 original Lithuanian film posters covering four decades of the 20th century from the personal archives of photographer Marta Ovod. More than just aesthetic representations of Lithuanian cinema, they are tools for cracking open the story of Soviet and independent Lithuania, providing insight into the ideological and socio-political shifts that occurred during this period.


The 1968 poster for Feelings (Jausmai), by Vytautas Valius 

Game Without Trumps (Losimas Be Koziriu), by Vidas Dregva, 1981

A Woman and Her Four Men (Moteris Ir Keturi Jos Vyrai), Mikas Malkovas, 1983

The Beauty (Grazuole) from 1969, artist unknown

Daydreams of Centuries (Simtameciu Godos), from 1969, artist unknown 

The Time of Emptying Farmsteads (Sodybu Tustejimo Metas), by Miroslavas Znamerovskis, 1976

Our Small Sins (Mazos Musu Nuodemes), by Miroslavas Znamerovskis, 1979

The Games of Adults (Suaugusiu Zmoniu Zaidimai), by S Kireilis, 1967

An Eternal Light (Amzinoji Sviesa), by Raimundas Slizys, 1987

At the Line (Ties Riba), by Algimantas Svazas, 1972