Special Programme  

 Telling about the headmistress of Vilnius Foster Home, a country's teacher of merit Viktorija Kaupelienė, and her colleaugues, the film turns to the subject that was avoided in the Soviet times: children taken away from parents, hurt and lonely. The film, though indirectly, raises ominous questions about family situation that is way far from official statistics. Whereas working women are shown with light and poetic mood.
 
Awards
 
12th All-State Film Festival, Ashgabat – Second Prize (1979)
 
Viktoras Starošas
 
Lithuanian cinematographer filmed documentaries and newsreels for many years. Together with his colleagues and friends were those who revived the Lithuanian Film Studio (Lietuvos kino studija). Since 1952 has been directing films as well, and remained the cinematographer of all of his own films. In his documentary films, Viktoras Starošas did not avoid thorny subjects, highlighted moral and social problems. He is one of the first directors to introduce Lithuanian documentary with author's voice.
 
Selected Filmography
 
The Train Stops at Night / Traukinys naktį nevažiuoja (1989)
Post Scriptum for an Old Movie / Post scriptum senam filmui (1980)
Where is the Crown of the Queen? / Kur karalienės karūna? (co-dir. Š. Šilinis, 1972)
Lithuanian America / Lietuviškoji Amerika (1970)
Two Halves / Du kėliniai (1969)
She is Twenty Five / Jai – dvidešimt penkeri (1965)
Dreams and Destinies / Svajos ir likimai (1961)