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After 1945, his plays and novels were almost completely forgotten. He mainly is remembered today for his Lithuanian stories, for his autobiography, and for the 1927 silent films "Sunrise", based on his short story "Die Reise nach Tilsit" ("The Excursion to Tilsit"), from the Collection "Litauische Geschichten" ("Lithuanian Stories"), "The Song of Songs", starring Marlene Dietrich, based on his novel "Das Hohe Lied" and "Flesh and the Devil", starring Greta Garbo, based on his novel "The Undying Past".