
Review:<br/> LikeitspredecessorFewofUs,LithuaniancultfilmdirectorSarunasBartas'sTheHouseishighlyabstractandnearlysilentbutforapairofnarrators.WhereasthefirstfilmwasprimarilycenteredonlifeinaremotemountainvillageinLithuaniaandhadlooseplot,thisonepaystributetoahuge,andaginglakesidemanorandisplotless.Thenarratorsspeaktoanunseenmotherandthehousemayormaynotbethefantasyordreamofoneofitsmanydiverseresidents.Formuchofthefilm'stwo-hourrunningtime,theseinhabitants,whoreflectpeopleofvaryingraces,shapes,sizes,degreesofattractivenessandages,areseenaimlesslywanderingaboutlookingsadandexhausted.Sometimes,someoftheprettierfemaleresidentswilldofftheirclothing.Mealtimesareparticularlymoroseasnoonespeaksorpayseachotheranymindatall.Itisonlytowardtheendofthefilmthatanythingsubstantialoccurs.IthappensduringamaskedballandisacommentaryontheSoviettakeoverofLithuaniaandaheartfeltprayerforthepreservationofLithuanianlocalcultures.Whilethereisnotmuchofinterestinthestory,thebeautifulcinematography,whichutilizedapaletteofpalecolorsandnaturallightingandemployedlargelystationaryimagerypunctuatedbytheoccasionalslowtrackingshot,helpsmaintainviewerinterest.-SandraBrennan,AllMovieGuide<br/> Keywords:<br/> boy-nudity,girl-nudity<br/> Controversialscenes:<br/> Agirlroughly8yorunsnudeintoasmallroom.<br/> Aboyroughly9yoplaysnudetobecomeJesus.<br/> Alotofchildren(5-15)standingnudetogetherinaroom.





