Rytis Kurkulis

Películas

Mūza
Director of Photography
The storyline begins with Muza's childhood in the grip of the Soviet occupation regime. After winning the Liszt-Bartok International Piano Competition in Budapest, Muza starts receiving invitations to perform at Europe's foremost concert halls, but, alas, the Iron Curtain descends and she is no longer allowed to go abroad. Muza finally gets her chance in 1989 when the Soviet Union begins to collapse. Hard work eventually brings international recognition. The film depicts Muza's renewed battle with isolation as she is once again not fully able to perform due to the pandemic.
Gate to Heaven
Director of Photography
Robert Sternvall, a German journalist, returns to Artsakh in 2016 to cover the war which has been reignited after a 22-year ceasefire. In the result of his journalistic investigation, Robert meets Sophia, a young opera singer, who happens to be the daughter of missing photojournalist Edgar Martirosyan, whom Robert abandoned in captivity during the fall of the village of Talish in 1992. Robert and Sophia’s frequent rendezvouses ignite a passionate romance...
Tree Opera
Director of Photography
The film documents the production of Anna Ķirse’s contemporary opera in the forests of Finland.
100 years together
Cinematography
“100 Years Together” is a cinematic portrait of Lithuanian centenarians who were the youngest citizens of Restored Independent Lithuania. The stories written on their faces, in their eyes and beneath their wrinkles, the experiences of their long lives, their deep wounds and secrets, reveal how major historical events in Lithuania affected the fate of its people.
Lost Valentine
Director of Photography
This adventurous romantic comedy with a light hint of eroticism tells the story of Valentine’s night miracles – it is a night, when everyone should stop lying to themselves – and to others.
Single Valentine
Director of Photography
A man named Valentine is alone on Valentine's Day., and it drives him mad. Meanwhile, other couples are experiencing their own problems.