Paweł Pawlikowski’s The Woman in the Fifth (2011)

Vol. 39 (March 2014) by Julia Zelman
Pawlikowski’s film portrays Paris as a limbo for those who have shed their past and home, yet have not regained an identity.

The Perversion of War in János Szász’s The Notebook (A nagy füzet, 2013)

Vol. 39 (March 2014) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman reviews this partly beautiful but mostly queasy Holocaust fantasy.

Katarzyna Klimkiewicz on Flying Blind

Vol. 38 (February 2014) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman met the director of Flying Blind at the Cottbus Film Festival last fall.

Katarzyna Klimkiewicz’s Flying Blind (2012)

Vol. 38 (February 2014) by Julia Zelman
Flying Blind is a British production about the love story between a young Muslim and an older woman.

Joanna Kos-Krauze on Papusza

Vol. 37 (January 2014) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman met the co-director of Papusza during the Cottbus Film Festival to speak to her about the making of the film, which was screening in-competition.

Joanna Kos-Krauze’s and Krzysztof Krauze’s Papusza (2013)

Vol. 37 (January 2014) by Julia Zelman
Papusza is an experimental biopic on the life of the semi-famous Gypsie poet Bronisława Wajs.

Mira Fornay on My Dog Killer

Vol. 36 (December 2013) by Julia Zelman
Slovak director Mira Fornay discusses the financial, social and political background of her film.

Mira Fornay’s My Dog Killer (Môj pes Killer, 2013)

Vol. 36 (December 2013) by Julia Zelman
Slovak filmmaker Mira Fornay takes up the timely topic of nationalism.

Andrzej Munk’s Bad Luck (Zezowate szczęście, 1960)

Vol. 34 (October 2013) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman looks at this film's main character, comparing him to other heroes of the time.

Radim Špaček’s Rapid Eye Movement (Rychlé pohyby očí, 1998)

Vol. 32 (August 2013) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman saw Radim Špaček's 1998 debut.
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