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Sangailė, a sullen and silent teen from Vilnius, goes to the countryside for the summer. Obsessed with stunt planes, she goes to an [[air show]] where she meets Austė, who develops a crush on Sangailė |
Sangailė, a sullen and silent teen from Vilnius, goes to the beautiful Lithuanian countryside for the summer. Obsessed with stunt planes, she goes to an [[air show]] where she meets Austė, who happens to be working at the event. She develops a crush on Sangailė, and rigs the show so that Sangailė wins the lottery prize of getting a ride on one of the stunt planes. For some reason, she refuses, but Austė tells Sangailė that she'll be working at the power plant cafe, and that she should visit her sometime. Sangailė eventually does take up her offer, and the two grow closer. |
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Austė is revealed to be a very talented fashionista and photographer, using Sangailė in many of her various activities as a model and a muse. Sangailė appears to cut herself on a daily basis, |
Austė is revealed to be a very talented fashionista and photographer, using Sangailė in many of her various activities as a model and a muse. Sangailė appears to cut herself on a daily basis, perhaps because she has a strained relationship with her mother and self-loathing due to her inabilities to pursue her dreams. |
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The two intimately bond over the summertime, in between posing for photoshoots and enjoying nature, Austė eventually helping Sangailė overcome her personal challenges. |
The two intimately bond over the summertime, in between posing for photoshoots and enjoying nature, Austė eventually helping Sangailė overcome her personal challenges. |
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| The Summer of Sangailė | |
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| Directed by | Alantė Kavaitė |
| Written by | Alantė Kavaitė |
| Produced by | Živilė Gallego Antoine Simkine |
| Starring | Julija Steponaityte Aistė Diržiūtė |
| Cinematography | Dominique Colin |
| Edited by | Joëlle Hache |
| Music by | Jean-Benoît Dunckel |
| Distributed by | Fralita Films Les Films d'Antoine Viking Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Countries | Lithuania France Netherlands |
| Language | Lithuanian |
The Summer of Sangailė (Lithuanian: Sangailės vasara) is a 2015 Lithuanian-language drama film written and directed by Alantė Kavaitė. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film won the directing award in the dramatic world cinema category at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[2] It also won Best Film, Best Actress (Julija Steponaityte) and best set design (Ramunas Rastauskas) at the Silver Crane Awards.[3] The film was selected as the Lithuanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.[4]
Synopsis
Sangailė, a sullen and silent teen from Vilnius, goes to the beautiful Lithuanian countryside for the summer. Obsessed with stunt planes, she goes to an air show where she meets Austė, who happens to be working at the event. She develops a crush on Sangailė, and rigs the show so that Sangailė wins the lottery prize of getting a ride on one of the stunt planes. For some reason, she refuses, but Austė tells Sangailė that she'll be working at the power plant cafe, and that she should visit her sometime. Sangailė eventually does take up her offer, and the two grow closer.
Austė is revealed to be a very talented fashionista and photographer, using Sangailė in many of her various activities as a model and a muse. Sangailė appears to cut herself on a daily basis, perhaps because she has a strained relationship with her mother and self-loathing due to her inabilities to pursue her dreams.
The two intimately bond over the summertime, in between posing for photoshoots and enjoying nature, Austė eventually helping Sangailė overcome her personal challenges.
Plot
Sangailė is a simple girl who dreams of becoming a stunt pilot but her lack of self confidence and vertigo are preventing her from getting into a cockpit. Sangailė meets another teenage girl, Austė, at an air show. As the two girls spend more time together Austė finds ways to get alone time with Sangailė. Throughout the film Sanagilė is shown cutting herself in her bathroom. Austė uses photography and fashion to highlight Sangaile’s inner and outer beauty. The two girls become romantically involved and they enjoy their summer days together revealing their passions and secrets. Austė tries to help Sangailė stop cutting herself by becoming her support system and listening to her. There are scenes between Sangailė and her parents that show a strained relationship between her and her mother. Eventually Austė convinces Sangailė to go on a stunt plane ride but Sangailė’s vertigo kicks in causing her to feel sick and blame Austė. Sangailė eventually apologizes to Austė for yelling and ignoring her. With the support of Austė, Sangailė decides to train herself to get over her vertigo so she can ride in a plane again. The film ends with two years having passed since Austė and Sangailė last seen each other and both are living their dreams. Austė got into fashion school and Sangailė is flying planes for the air show.
Cast
- Julija Steponaityte as Sangailė
- Aistė Diržiūtė as Austė
- Jūratė Sodytė as Sangailė's mother
- Martynas Budraitis as Sangailė's father
See also
- List of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender-related films of 2015
- List of submissions to the 88th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Lithuanian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Panorama 65th Berlinale". Berlinale. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ Puig, 'Me & Earl wins top 2 Sundance awards' (1 February 2015). "Claudia". Retrieved 1 February 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Aguilar, Carlos. "35 Films That Could Become Foreign Language Oscar Submissions". Indiewire. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Holdsworth, Nick (11 September 2015). "Oscars: Lithuania Nominates 'The Summer of Sangaile' for Foreign Language Category". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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