Deimantas Narkevičius, Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas, 1998

Film 35 mm, transferred on to video (4:3)
Black and white, sound, Russian spoken, two channel sound- tracks, double English Subtitles
Duration 92 minutes
Edition 5 (+ 2 A.P.)

35 mm copy of full length feature film ‘Ignotas Returns Home’ (1956) was screened in a cinema and the recording of the mass was played as an extra sound channel. The original film is history drama executed still in socialist realism manner, featuring ‘socialist revolution’ in Lithuania, which in fact has never happened. Even the protagonist of the film blacksmith Ignotas who is fighting for com- munist ideals, is created according historic person who in fact as voluntary was fighting on the opposing side, on the side of Lithuanian Republic. The script text is far from correct interpretation of historical events in Lithuania during the period of 1917-1918. It is typical example of propaganda fiction movie of the post war period. The video work ‘Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas’ is a video copy of the mentioned film with two channel soundtrack.

Deimantas Narkevičius, Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas, 1998

Film 35 mm, transferred on to video (4:3)
Black and white, sound, Russian spoken, two channel sound- tracks, double English Subtitles
Duration 92 minutes
Edition 5 (+ 2 A.P.)

35 mm copy of full length feature film ‘Ignotas Returns Home’ (1956) was screened in a cinema and the recording of the mass was played as an extra sound channel. The original film is history drama executed still in socialist realism manner, featuring ‘socialist revolution’ in Lithuania, which in fact has never happened. Even the protagonist of the film blacksmith Ignotas who is fighting for com- munist ideals, is created according historic person who in fact as voluntary was fighting on the opposing side, on the side of Lithuanian Republic. The script text is far from correct interpretation of historical events in Lithuania during the period of 1917-1918. It is typical example of propaganda fiction movie of the post war period. The video work ‘Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas’ is a video copy of the mentioned film with two channel soundtrack.

Deimantas Narkevičius, Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas, 1998

Film 35 mm, transferred on to video (4:3)
Black and white, sound, Russian spoken, two channel sound- tracks, double English Subtitles
Duration 92 minutes
Edition 5 (+ 2 A.P.)

35 mm copy of full length feature film ‘Ignotas Returns Home’ (1956) was screened in a cinema and the recording of the mass was played as an extra sound channel. The original film is history drama executed still in socialist realism manner, featuring ‘socialist revolution’ in Lithuania, which in fact has never happened. Even the protagonist of the film blacksmith Ignotas who is fighting for com- munist ideals, is created according historic person who in fact as voluntary was fighting on the opposing side, on the side of Lithuanian Republic. The script text is far from correct interpretation of historical events in Lithuania during the period of 1917-1918. It is typical example of propaganda fiction movie of the post war period. The video work ‘Mass for the Truth of Blacksmith Ignotas’ is a video copy of the mentioned film with two channel soundtrack.