Jonas Vaitkus

Writing

Jonas Vaitkus

Born

1944-05-20 (82)

Place of birth

Armonai, Lithiania

Known for

Writing

Credits

13 titles

Known for

The Gambler poster
6.3

Paramedic Vincentas is a passionate gambler, who is forced to make radical decisions to return the debts. An idea strikes Vincentas to create an illegal game related to his profession. Love, life and death will be at stake.

The Gambler

2013

Unburied poster
NR

When her estranged father dies suddenly, artistic director Egle begins to hear voices who prophesy her father’s return. Fearing for her life, Egle solicits the help of an actress friend from the theatre, and through role-play and ritual they are drawn deeper and deeper into the torments of Egle’s past.

Unburied

2018

The Most Important Rehearsal poster
NR

During the filmmaking, a director and actors attempt to create a portrait of a revolutionary.

The Most Important Rehearsal

1986

Honeymoon in America poster
7.0

For thirty years after the wedding, the war separated Jurgis and Morata. Now he is a famous surgeon, he works in the USA under the name of George Sticker and does not know that his daughter has grown up. But Morata finds him anyway. A belated honeymoon does not bring them happiness...

Honeymoon in America

1982

Utterly Alone poster
7.7

The film portrays Lukša's attempts, in trips to western Europe, to gain support for the armed anti-Soviet resistance (known as the Forest Brothers), whose fortunes in a guerrilla war against Soviet authorities were waning, largely due to widespread infiltration and harsh crackdowns by the NKVD.

Utterly Alone

2004

About Jonas poster
NR

Director Jonas Vaitkus speaks boldly, openly and politely in front of the cameras. This is how he talks about his long career. It dares to expose itself, without missing the creator's suffering, nor the endless doubts, nor the indescribable joy of success. Fights with actors and Shakespeare remained side by side in the memory of the 70-year-old Maestro. This is his story. From the first premiere to the last performance.

About Jonas

2015

Film credits

2010s · 3 titles

Behind the camera

The Most Important Rehearsal poster
NR

During the filmmaking, a director and actors attempt to create a portrait of a revolutionary.

The Most Important Rehearsal

1986

Honeymoon in America poster
7.0

For thirty years after the wedding, the war separated Jurgis and Morata. Now he is a famous surgeon, he works in the USA under the name of George Sticker and does not know that his daughter has grown up. But Morata finds him anyway. A belated honeymoon does not bring them happiness...

Honeymoon in America

1982

Utterly Alone poster
7.7

The film portrays Lukša's attempts, in trips to western Europe, to gain support for the armed anti-Soviet resistance (known as the Forest Brothers), whose fortunes in a guerrilla war against Soviet authorities were waning, largely due to widespread infiltration and harsh crackdowns by the NKVD.

Utterly Alone

2004

Utterly Alone poster
7.7

The film portrays Lukša's attempts, in trips to western Europe, to gain support for the armed anti-Soviet resistance (known as the Forest Brothers), whose fortunes in a guerrilla war against Soviet authorities were waning, largely due to widespread infiltration and harsh crackdowns by the NKVD.

Utterly Alone

2004

M.K.C. Zodiakas poster
6.0

The plot is based on the fate of the artist, reflected in art, which always accompanies people's lives, as well as dreams, pain or joy...

M.K.C. Zodiakas

1985

Awakening poster
10.0

Summer 1940, Lithuania is already occupied by the Soviets. In the interrogation underground, interrogator Pijus Karpavičius is nervously smoking, while in another room two arrested people meet - priest Antanas and Kazys, the leader of the still-organising anti-Soviet underground.

Awakening

1991

Awakening poster
10.0

Summer 1940, Lithuania is already occupied by the Soviets. In the interrogation underground, interrogator Pijus Karpavičius is nervously smoking, while in another room two arrested people meet - priest Antanas and Kazys, the leader of the still-organising anti-Soviet underground.

Awakening

1991

Strazdas - žalias paukštis poster
7.0

A screen version of Vaitkus' own performance with the same name, based on Bronius Kutavicius's music and Sigitas Geda's verse.

Strazdas - žalias paukštis

1990