The Corridor

ThisexperimentalLithuanian-Germanproductionoffersachallengeforthosenotfamiliarwiththeculture.Itistoldwithoutaclearnarrativeandcontainsnodialog.Setinthecountry'scapital,Vilnius,inarun-downapartment.Mostlythefilmisahighly-symbolicchronicleofdailylifethere.Atonepointsomeoneholdsapartyfeaturingmusic,dancing,plentyofcigarettepuffing,andasmidgenofsex.Accordingtofilmmaker/writer/starSarunasBartas,hedeliberatelyutilizedoff-beatnarrativestructurestosymbolizethelinksbetweenLithuania'spastandpresent,links,likethelonghallwaysofanapartmentblock,thatoffermanypossibilitiesbehindeachdoor.