Again Lithuania

A film about the events in the Lithuanian SSR from August 23, 1988 to August 23, 1989. Streets, buildings of ancient architecture. Views of Vilnius. Rallies, demonstrations, processions in Vilnius. Speakers, talking, giving interviews (synchronously): Y. Marcinkevicius, Y. Urbis, E. Zubavicius, A. Terletskas, N. Sadunaite, K. Moteka, K. Kanovich, K. Antanavicius, V. Landsbergis, L. Noreika. The founding congress of S съjūdis. Present: V. Astrauskas, V. Sakalauskas, A. Brazauskas, L. Shepitis. Press conference. Session of the Supreme Soviet of the Lithuanian SSR. Speakers: V. Landsbergis, A. Brazauskas (synchronously). Palm Sunday in Vilnius. People are dancing in the street, a folklore ensemble is performing, a fair in the old town. Election campaign of Sajūdis in the village of Marcinkonis. E. Zubavicius talks with residents. Meeting. Present K. Prunskienė, R. Ozolas. Opening of the Freedom Monument. A festive concert at the Cathedral Square. L. Noreika is speaking (synchronously). Service at the Cathedral in February 1989. Archbishop Julionas Steponavičius. Meeting of Sajudis representatives with representatives of the European Parliament. People pray in the Budavone forest at the grave of three tortured priests. Husband and wife - peasants from the village of Klyapočiai share their memories of the war and the first post-war years (synchronously). Photos of the repressed citizens of Lithuania. Commemoration ceremony at the cemetery in the village of Musteykos. Siberia. Krasnoyarsk region. The city of Igarka. The cemetery where the exiled Lithuanians are buried. Women cry at the graves. Men dig graves for reburial of remains in Lithuania. Meeting of coffins with remains at the airport in Vilnius. Consecration of the remains in the Cathedral. A living chain of people-residents of the three Baltic republics: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.

Color

8

1989