Lithuanian actor Donatas Banionis hospitalized

Donatas Banionis and Natalya Bondarchuk in Tarkovsky's Solaris
Vida Press

Banionis suffered clinical death but doctors managed to resuscitate him and start his heart again. Doctors say that the actor’s condition is complicated, requires long treatment and care.

Banionis turned 90 this year and was awarded by the Ministry of Culture the honour badge Carry your Light and Believe. He was also awarded the National Prize for the continuation of the Juozas Miltinis Theatre tradition.

Stage and film actor is best known internationally for his role in Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1972 science fiction epic Solaris.

You may like

Be the first to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.


*


RECOMMENDED ARTICLES