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Mainai

1979

A quiet, talky Soviet-era drama that unfolds slowly, asking patience as it studies its characters with a sober, watchful eye.

Genres
Drama
Overview
Feature film based on a short story by Yuri Trifonov.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • work
  • betrayal
  • morality
Places
  • big city
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
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Raimondas Vabalas
Written by
Pranas Morkus, Raimondas Vabalas
Starring
Girts Jakovlevs, Leonid Obolensky, Regīna Razuma, Valentina Titova, Algimantas Masiulis, Vija Artmane, Regina Zdanavičiūtė, Uldis Dumpis
Music
Vyacheslav Ganelin
Cinematography
Jonas Gricius
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Lithuanian

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