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When Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania premiered at the Anthology Film Archives (which Mekas himself co-founded), critical reception was divided. Mainstream critics called it "self-indulgent" and "technically incompetent." However, within the avant-garde community, it was hailed as a masterpiece. Critic P. Adams Sitney described it as "the most poignant example of the diary film, where the filmmaker’s life becomes the raw material for a new kind of epic."

Mekas rejected polished documentary. Instead, he embraced imperfection: Jonas Mekas - Reminiscences of a journey to Lit...

"I had a dream last night – I was back in Lithuania. I was walking through the fields. Everything was as it was. And then I woke up. And I was here. In New York." When Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania premiered