About the event
The summer season of the European Film Festival "Scanorama" has kicked off in Vilnius with the program "Utopian Cinema Evenings". Every summer Wednesday, the apocalyptic amusement park "Utopija" will host open-air screenings of European cinema - films in which anxiety, beauty and human fragility merge into hypnotic cinematic experiences.
Joanna Hogg's dark and mysterious film begins in a thick, ominous fog. Julia and her elderly mother (both played by audience favorite Tilda Swinton) drive through it in a car, heading down a tree-lined road to an old hotel. This is the house where Julia's mother spent her childhood, and she has always wanted to visit it again. And for Julia, this is the perfect opportunity to learn details about her mother's past so that she can eventually make a film about her. But as soon as she crosses the threshold, things start to go wrong.
Elegantly shot on 35mm film, emanating melancholic music, pierced by a howling wind, and permeated with longing for a past lost forever, "The Eternal Daughter" is a masterful stylization that ingeniously (and often wittily!) plays with ghost story clichés to authentically speak about eternal things.
⚪️ June 10, 8 p.m.
„"The Eternal Daughter", directed by Joanna Hogg
1 hr. 36 min. | Drama, Mystery | N-13
2022: United Kingdom, Ireland, United States
The session is free.
The project is partially funded by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
Important information
The doors open: 18:00
Additional: Dainyklos projektą iš dalies finansuoja Vilniaus miesto savivaldybė.
SCANORAMA SUMMER X UTOPIA | "Eternal Daughter"„
10 Jun
Wednesday
T. Kosciuskos St. 1, Vilnius
20:00
Free
Event location
Organizers
UTOPIJA
UTOPIA. T. Kosciuškos g. 1, Vilnius
Developed in collaboration with The House of Histories, UTOPIJA was established in 2023 in the courtyard of a former detention center and manor. It is symbolic that a place where artists and creatives were once imprisoned has, through cultural initiative, become a space where music, art, and freedom can flourish once again. UTOPIJA celebrates alternative culture, street art, and bold, uncompromising music. Its program of concerts, parties, and cultural events brings together both Vilnius residents and visitors, while providing a home for diverse communities across the city. With its raw, unpolished character, UTOPIJA embraces the city's rebellious spirit and offers a counterbalance to Vilnius' more polished side.
