Scene from the film SunDay. The Gospel According to Lift-Man Albertas
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SunDay. The Gospel According to Lift-Man Albertas

Direction
Year 
2003
Country
  • Lithuania
Duration
19min 
Audio Tracks 
Subtitles 

Although it consists of only 20 shots, Sunday. The Gospel According to Lift-Man Albertas is a rich allegory that one can read in several different ways. Religious references and allusions to Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot urge themselves upon us, and Matelis's view of reality is just as sad as it is humorous. His subject, the elevator operator Albertas, appears to be frozen in time. He spends his monotone days waiting for the one or two people who need him to take them up or down. But his attitude is serene, and his waiting connects him to the world around him. The director observes mercilessly, melancholically and with a subdued strength. When cars quickly move through one another at the end of the film, Albertas's simple loneliness takes on almost a spiritual dimension.

Details

  • Original title
    SEKMADIENIS. Evangelija Pagal Liftininką Albertą
  • Direction
  • Screenplay
    Arūnas Matelis
  • DOP
    Andrius Trukanas, Rimvydas Leipus, Vytautas Survila
  • Editing
    Vida Buckutė
  • Sound
    Viktoras Juzonis
  • Duration
    19 min (16-30 min.)
  • Year
    2003
  • Country
    • Lithuania
  • Colour
    • Colour
  • Production

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