Gražina Balandytė

Acting

Gražina Balandytė

Born 1937-06-27

Acting credits

Julius Janonis poster
7.0

Early twentieth century. The future poet, the nurturer of lyrics of love, Julius Janonis, is maturing among the students of Šiauliai Gymnasium. The son of a poor peasant, sick with tuberculosis, spotted a classmate, Milda, from a wealthy family admiring his talent. Unfortunately, at a high society party held at Milda’s parents house, where Julius reads his poems, guests make fun of the poet. When World War I comes, Janonis is taken to Voronezh, to the Lithuanian diaspora.

Julius Janonis

1959

Blue Horizon poster
NR

First independently made Lithuanian film. A comical adventure story about two friends, Vitukas and Saulius, who decide to escape to the sea and become brave sailors.

Blue Horizon

1957

No artwork available
NR

1983 Lithuanian film

Neapykantos pamokos

1983

Merry Stories poster
NR

A scrap metal collection drive is taking place at a school in Vilnius. This ambition, the same characters, the same place of action link all three novellas of "Merry Stories" - jokes, anecdotes.

Merry Stories

1973

Garden of Eden poster
6.0

Lithuania in the near future. The land is full of rich immigrants. Rich Lithuanians that were scattered throughout the world return to Lithuania to spend their golden years in luxurious nursing homes; and the laws that govern life and death provide a feeling of security... The residents of the Garden of Eden look upon this "global theatre of life" with tearful smiles and great wisdom.

Garden of Eden

2015

Chameleon Games poster
4.0

Paris, 1955. Fraudster Georges de Valera, hiding from the police, with the help of a correspondent for the reactionary newspaper Sibilo, poses as Minister Dubov, who allegedly escaped from the Soviet Union. Sibilo's daughter explains to Georges the purpose of the planned action: to slander progressive journalists with the help of the false Dubov. De Valera, not wanting to become a participant in the provocation, goes into hiding. But instead they find another candidate for the role of Dubov...

Chameleon Games

1987

Biografija poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Biografija

1974

Strangers poster
NR

After years of being imprisoned a man returned to his lithuanian village trying to live with his daughter Irena and struggling to arrange with life in the Soviet Union.

Strangers

1962

Palanga poster
7.0

About the life and customs of the pre-war Lithuanian bourgeoisie in the seaside resort of Palanga.

Palanga

1981

Son-in-Law poster
NR

The fate of a young man who went to America to seek happiness, his longing for his homeland and the search for true values...

Son-in-Law

1976

My Little Wife poster
6.0

A sad story about love between Linas and Ruta - two young students in Vilnius.

My Little Wife

1984

Not Every Comet Dies Down poster
10.0

The film recounts a meeting between veterans of the WWII at the site of former battles.

Not Every Comet Dies Down

1982

A Restless Autumn Day poster
8.0

The film tells about the everyday life of the Vilnius utility company. The main conflict in the film occurs between director Valaitis and chief engineer Butkus, who opposes the director’s working methods.

A Restless Autumn Day

1975

Stairway to Heaven poster
8.0

Under the USSR oppression a family breaks up and its members find themselves on opposite sides of the barricades. Based on the Mykolas Sluckis' novel, the film tells the story of a dramatic and painful reality of the post-war Lithuania.

Stairway to Heaven

1967

Steps in the Night poster
9.0

In 1943, Alex, who recently returned to the city of Kaunas, tries to join the anti-Nazi resistance, but is captured and imprisoned. He soon starts planning his escape.

Steps in the Night

1963

Children of Hotel America poster
6.3

Kaunas, Lithuania, 1972... Young people are sitting in the Hotel "America" basement and listen to Western Radio.

Children of Hotel America

1991