Wandering in someone else's subconscious Lithuanian film production is quite exotic, to put it that way. With rare exceptions, films from this small Baltic country go abroad, but there is not to say that they were in great demand. Therefore, the tape ' Vanishing waves', which found a limited non-Lithuanian rental, is a rather interesting product, especially for sinophiles who like to expand their geographical cinematic view. And even in the creation of "Disappearing Waves" & #39; were invested by filmmakers from France and Belgium, where, of course, the production of films is put on a wider footing, but still ' Vanishing Waves' is a product of Lithuanian production, where the director and screenwriter (in collaboration with Bruno Samper) was made by Christina Buosite, and the main roles were performed by Marius Yampolskis and Jurga Yutaite. And, of course, that all dialogues are conducted in Lithuanian (by the way, in professional translation ' Vanishing waves' found failed, had to use the work of author enthusiasts specializing in little-known cinema).
And I must immediately say that ' Vanishing Waves' by genre characteristics is a sci-fi drama with elements of a thriller and a bit of eroticism. The original film is called 'Aurora' - after the name of the main character (Yurga Yutaite). This girl is in a coma, and thanks to the latest advances in medicine and technology, a scientist named Lucas (Marius Jampolskis) was able to immerse his projected consciousness into the girl’s consciousness through special devices. There is a life where there is no one but Aurora and himself. Gradually, Lucas breaks away from reality, feeling spiritual intimacy with Aurora, as a result of which they begin a closer, that is, an intimate connection. Lucas wanders within the subconscious, dreaming of constantly returning to Aurora, but at the same time breaks the threads that connect his life before the experiment with other people. And this obsession with Lucas leads to tragic and sometimes terrifying consequences. How to get out of the pool of fictional life, even if it is so good?
It is likely that the writers of Disappearing Waves 39 chose a somewhat metaphorical form of presentation, telling everyone to live in reality, rather than inventing worlds where everyone walks in pink glasses. Another message says that people should not sink into places where their intellect is not yet able to know and recognize what is happening, makes themselves worse. At the same time, according to the plan of Christina Buosite, we as spectators should be enveloped by an atmosphere of joy and love when Lucas plunges into the consciousness of Aurora, and despondency with sadness in reality. And even with a limited budget and capabilities, the creators of Auroras & 39 diligently deduced the formula of the film, summing up the concept of the plot, but there are not going away noticeable shortcomings and difficulties for the viewer’s perception. First of all, it catches the eye because of the scanty camera work of Felixas Abrukauskas (who, incidentally, was sometimes called in foreign cinema). It was as if he had drawn inspiration from the film 'Brazil'. Terry Gilliam, but Felixas turned out badly.
And it's also against the backdrop of a horribly matched chromakei who cut his eye so that he was weeping. Look at what is happening in ' Vanishing waves' it does not work out carefully even with all the efforts, so stresses the selected coloristics. In addition, the musical accompaniment is not inspiring, and also strains the ear, but this can also be associated with the fact that piercing drilling metal inserts were involved in the reduction of the sound, which is quite characteristic of dystopian films. I'm not impressed with the acting either. At the same time, the performers of supporting roles do not even want to discuss, since they did nothing special, the average game is at the level of fairly average data (except that the bearded friend of the main character, giving his ' business & #39; advice about life stands out a little from the rest). Marius Jampolskis, frankly, created some kind of contrasting image with behavior and appearance. So he is a good-natured and inconspicuous scientist, and in fantasies he is directly sprayed. And his aggressive attacks can not be summed up under the proverb ' in a quiet pool and devils are found ' Jurga Yutaite leaves behind nothing but external data, and sometimes her drama during dangerous events causes glimpses of live emotions.
And so with a good plot and the context of the moral component, with a symbiosis of different genres, still ' Disappearing waves' are a depressing video, suitable only for limited rental and for a special circle of fans. But as for a country with not the most developed cinema, the product is more or less interesting at least to expand the cinematographic geographical framework. But subjectively, I didn't like the film, so:
4 out of 10