Arūnas Žebriūnas
Directing
- Born
- August 8, 1930 · Kaunasб Kaunas, Lithuania
- Died
- September 9, 2013 (age 83)
Arūnas Žebriūnas (8 August 1930 — 9 September 2013) was a Lithuanian film director.
The son of a military officer and grew up excelling in basketball and rowing. In 1955, Žebriūnas graduated from the Vilnius Academy of Arts with a degree in Architecture and joined the Lithuanian Film Studio. He made his directorial debut in 1959, directing the chapter ‘The Last Shot’ from The Living Heroes. His 1964 film The Girl and the Echo won the Majority’s Silver Sail award at Locarno Film Festival.
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In 1999, Žebriūnas directed his final film, Lietuvos prisikėlimas, with Aloyzas Jančoras. This documentary presents the history of Lithuania’s independence movement Sąjūdis, of which Žebriūnas himself was a member. In 2010, he was awarded a Golden Crane at the Lithuanian Film Awards for his contribution to Lithuanian film.
Known for
The Girl and the Echo
December 28, 1964
The Beauty
December 27, 1969
The Devil's Bride
December 1, 1974
Walnut Bread
December 17, 1977
The Little Prince
December 6, 1966
Rich Man, Poor Man...
June 6, 1982
Living Heroes
November 9, 1960
Adventures of Kalle the Detective
December 12, 1976
Nightbird
June 3, 1974
Journey to Paradise
December 14, 1981
Death and the Cherry Tree
January 1, 1968
Julius Janonis
May 3, 1959
Behind the camera18
- 1990Petals Art Direction
- 1988Time of the Full Moon Director, Script
- 1987Chameleon Games Director, Writer
- 1982Rich Man, Poor Man... Director
- 1981Journey to Paradise Director
- 1977Walnut Bread Director
- 1976Adventures of Kalle the Detective Director, Writer
- 1974The Devil's Bride Director
- 1974Nightbird Director
- 1969The Beauty