Karolina (Inesa Sionova) and Rytis (Ajus Antanavicius) in Remember To Blink. Austėja Urbaitė: 'I see grown-ups in kids and I see kids in grown-ups. And I look for them behind the actions' Lithuanian writer/director Austėja Urbaitė’s first feature Remember To Blink is ambitious, as it charts a psychological tale of unexpected jealousy through the story of an adoption, which is told across two languages. When Lithuanian student Gabi (Dovile Kundrotaite) arrives in France to help Jacqueline (Anne Azoulay) and Leon (Arthur Igual) with their upcoming adoption of two young Lithuanian children, everything seems fine at first.
But soon the burgeoning sisterly relationship between Gabi and Rytis (Ajus Antanavicius) and his slightly older sister Karolina (Inesa Sionova) leads to an unspoken rivalry between Gabi and Jacqueline that becomes increasingly serious.
Austėja Urbaitė in Tallinn. Urbaitė: 'When you have something driving you from inside, you just do it' Photo:...
But soon the burgeoning sisterly relationship between Gabi and Rytis (Ajus Antanavicius) and his slightly older sister Karolina (Inesa Sionova) leads to an unspoken rivalry between Gabi and Jacqueline that becomes increasingly serious.
Austėja Urbaitė in Tallinn. Urbaitė: 'When you have something driving you from inside, you just do it' Photo:...
- 11/24/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Serpentine imagery snakes through this debut from Austeja Urbaite. It also proves slippery in terms of genre with its tale of adoption beginning in traditional drama territory before slithering into an unpredictable psychological battle for control.
The life of French couple Jacqueline (Anne Azoulay) and Leon (Arthur Igual) seems pretty idyllic. They live in a countryside home, where they are in the process of welcoming Lithuanian student Gabi (Dovile Kundrotaite) whose job is to ease the passage of two youngsters from her country into the French family as their mother is giving them up. Signs that this may not be quite the paradise it first appears are indicated early on when we learn that they initially only wanted one child but agreed to the pair in a bid to speed the adoption. Still, when sensitive little Rytis (Ajus Antanavicius) and his slightly older sister Karolina (Inesa Sionova) arrive, everything goes well at.
The life of French couple Jacqueline (Anne Azoulay) and Leon (Arthur Igual) seems pretty idyllic. They live in a countryside home, where they are in the process of welcoming Lithuanian student Gabi (Dovile Kundrotaite) whose job is to ease the passage of two youngsters from her country into the French family as their mother is giving them up. Signs that this may not be quite the paradise it first appears are indicated early on when we learn that they initially only wanted one child but agreed to the pair in a bid to speed the adoption. Still, when sensitive little Rytis (Ajus Antanavicius) and his slightly older sister Karolina (Inesa Sionova) arrive, everything goes well at.
- 10/26/2022
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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