
Povilas Stankus
Known For & Full Filmography15 Titles

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Lithuanian countryside in the 1950s. People live with mixed memories of an independent Lithuania, no one believes in the myths of a future Soviet Lithuania, but everyone clings tenaciously, out of inner inertia, to the opportunities offered by even the smallest personal farm. This is a film that subtly tells the story of love and the beginnings of a peaceful life in the countryside: the surveyor is tormented by Pranė, who has fallen in love with him unrequitedly, Amilia, who has fallen in love with Zigmas, but is married to the surveyor, Anicetas, the village philosopher, Bernasius, knows it all: if there is an eternal darkness, there is also an eternal light...

Movie - 1979, 2h 15m • as Feliksas
Feature film based on a short story by Yuri Trifonov.

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 1993, 2h 15m • as Motiejus Valančius
Teleplay about the personality and activities of Motiejas Valančiaus, a bishop of Žemaitsi and the problems of the Lithuanian nation in the 19th century.

Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Lithuania in the near future. The land is full of rich immigrants. Rich Lithuanians that were scattered throughout the world return to Lithuania to spend their golden years in luxurious nursing homes; and the laws that govern life and death provide a feeling of security... The residents of the Garden of Eden look upon this "global theatre of life" with tearful smiles and great wisdom.

Movie - 2004, 2h 15m • as Tėvas
The film portrays Lukša's attempts, in trips to western Europe, to gain support for the armed anti-Soviet resistance (known as the Forest Brothers), whose fortunes in a guerrilla war against Soviet authorities were waning, largely due to widespread infiltration and harsh crackdowns by the NKVD.

Movie - 1984, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Steponas Darius and Stasys Girėnas attempt to flight over Atlantic ocean.

Movie - 1991, 2h 15m • as Sergejus Petrovicius Lukjanovas
A feature film based on the short story "Fabijonas" by R. Šavelis.

Movie - 1989, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Evolving grim drama of love and wealth. The action takes you to the pre-war and shows the different social strata in rural life, everyday life, passions.

Movie - 1980, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Based on the novel of the same name by Raimondas Kašauskas, about a strange man who is restless, who wants to live differently from everyone else, to play life.

Movie - 1990, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
A young woman tries to become a writer in bleak late-Soviet Lithuania.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Kasparas
Einar and Kasparas are brothers, similar, but still very different people. They did not see each other for all eternity, though their house was separated by the river. Everyday they watch each other from afar, know when anyone is burning the oven, going to bed and so on.

Movie - 1970, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This historical detective story portrays a dramatic life situation in post-war Lithuania. After the Soviets occupied Lithuania, many young men took up arms and went to the woods to resist.

Movie - 1983, 2h 15m • as Prison Warden
An epic tale set at the turn of the 20th century in a struggling fishing community, following the life of a woman widowed at the beginning of the film.

Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as агент иностранной разведки
A professional intelligence officer Ingmar Ross, an employee of one of the embassies, is tasked with recruiting a specialist from a Moscow classified company. But, having fallen in love with a Russian woman