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The Eternal Light

1989 · 89 min

A quiet, somber rural drama where tangled desires among a few isolated people drift toward heartbreak.

Directed by
Algimantas Puipa
Genres
Drama
Overview
A land surveyor marries a young woman, but she falls for a reckless machine-operator, while a local buffet worker harbors unrequited love for the surveyor, entangling the four isolated villagers in a web of passion and tragic despair.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Love, isolation, betrayal, obsession
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Algimantas Puipa
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Algimantas Puipa
    Written by
    Rimantas Savelis
    Starring
    Vidas Petkevičius, Kostas Smoriginas, Virginija Kelmelyte, Daiva Stubraitė, Olita Dautartaitė, Povilas Budrys, Egidijus Bukaitis, Povilas Stankus
    Cinematography
    Rimantas Juodvalkis
    Runtime
    89 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Lithuanian, Russian

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