Movie

When I Was a Child

1969 · 70 min

A quiet, introspective drift through youthful restlessness and memory, more mood than plot.

Directed by: Algirdas Araminas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julija Kavaliauskaitė, Linas Krisciunas, Gediminas Karka

Overview: This “naive” film, as the author himself calls it, is a kind of confession of a young man. Driven by an inexplicable impulse, high school graduates ran away from a formal museum tour.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.

Directed by: Algirdas Araminas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Julija Kavaliauskaitė, Linas Krisciunas, Gediminas Karka

In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: coming-of-age
identity
freedom
memory
isolation
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

All scales, 0 to 10

Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	1
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	1
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

Titles like When I Was a Child

Movie

The 400 Blows

1959

A poignant, naturalistic portrait of misunderstood youth, blending tender moments with quiet despair and a lingering sense of yearning.

Melancholic, earnest · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 99 min

Details

The 400 BlowsHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Glass Ball

1972

A quiet, observant coming-of-age drama that lingers on the uncertainty and introspection of youth.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 80 min

Details

Glass BallHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

A Small Confession

1971

A quiet, somber coming-of-age portrait that drifts through a young man's disillusionment with a heavy, melancholic patience.

Same director: Algirdas Araminas · Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Also: Same director: Algirdas Araminas
Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 77 min

Details

A Small ConfessionHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

The Mornings of a Sensible Youth

1967

A quiet, earnest coming-of-age story that follows a young man's uncertain search for independence with patience and emotional restraint.

Melancholic, earnest · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 94 min

Details

The Mornings of a Sensible YouthHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Essay

1979

A quiet, introspective short that drifts like a thought, asking big questions without rushing to answer them.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 18 min

Details

EssayHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Only Yesterday

1991

A gentle, nostalgic journey through memory and quiet self-discovery, slow and reflective but emotionally resonant.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 119 min

Details

Only YesterdayHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Nö York

2019

A quiet, drifting short that feels like wandering unfamiliar streets with two restless friends, more mood and searching than plot.

Melancholic, earnest · about coming-of-age and identity · nonlinear

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
nonlinear
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 26 min

Details

Nö YorkHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

The Springtime Sleep

2014

A quiet, drifting short that lingers in the aimless present, watching two young people wander and wonder what any of it means.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 20 min

Details

The Springtime SleepHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Where's Your Home, Snail?

1992

A quiet, reflective coming-of-age story that drifts like a river, asking you to sit with its gentle melancholy and watch time pass.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 74 min

Details

Where's Your Home, Snail?Hidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Schoolgirls

2020

A quiet, observant coming-of-age story that feels like a gentle, bittersweet memory of adolescence.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: slow-burn
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 97 min

Details

SchoolgirlsHidden from your suggestions.

Movie

Beata

1965

A quiet, earnest portrait of restless youth, drifting through grey everyday spaces with a melancholy that feels honest rather than bleak.

Melancholic, earnest · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 97 min

Details

BeataHidden from your suggestions.

Short film

Signal One

2026

A quiet, intimate short that drifts through smoky punk clubs while a young man slowly reckons with who he is.

Melancholic, earnest · about coming-of-age and identity

Via: melancholic
earnest
coming-of-age
identity
Pacing: measured
Attention: engaged
Runtime: 18 min

Details

Signal OneHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres: drama
Directed by: Algirdas Araminas
Written by: Icchokas Meras, Algirdas Araminas
Starring: Julija Kavaliauskaitė, Linas Krisciunas, Gediminas Karka, Bronius Babkauskas, Juozas Miltinis, Kazimieras Valaitis, Elena Savukynaite, Elena Remisauskiene
Music: Algimantas Apanavičius
Cinematography: Donatas Peciura
Runtime: 70 min
Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Lithuanian

TMDB IMDb Letterboxd Wikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.

When I Was a Child

How it feels

More like this

Titles like When I Was a Child

Where to watch in the UK

Details