‘Picture culture’ taken to an extreme in Lithuanian film

Gaile is a speech therapist and an eccentric character, who can only develop emotions when she sees herself on screen. Throughout the confusing 20 minutes it took audiences to discover this about the lead character of the Lithuanian feature “Kolekcionier” (The Collectress), the slow-paced film seemed to wonder without direction. Gradually, obscurity turns into anticipation. The pace doesn’t speed up though; it just becomes eventful. The eccentricity of Gaile’s new-found hobby builds up to an...