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Review

Jerzy Skolimowski’s 11 Minutes (11 minut, 2015)

Vol. 59 (November 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Jerzy Skolimowski's latest film is a multi-strand thriller which ends in rampage and confusion.
Essay

Symbol and Tradition in Parajanov’s Caucasian Trilogy

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer discusses the symbolic tradition of the pomegranate in the Caucasus and in Parajanov's films.
Review

Bakur Bakuradze’s Brother Deyan (Brat Deyan, 2015)

Vol. 57 (September 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Bakur Bakuradze's cinematic contribution to the human representation of war criminals is theoretically interesting but aesthetically flawed.
Review

Ilgar Safat’s The Precinct (Sahə, 2010)

Vol. 56 (August 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer lauds the dream sequences in Ilgar Safat’s drama, though he ultimately criticizes the film for resorting to tried and tested neorealist techniques.
Essay

Atom Egoyan’s Calendar (1993)

Vol. 56 (August 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer critically examines the aspects of identity politics in Atom Egoyan's Calendar, advocating an existential reading of the film's main conflict.
Review

Corneliu Porumboiu’s The Treasure (Comoara, 2015)

Vol. 55 (July 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Corneliu Porumboiu’s latest feature, three men go on an unlikely treasure hunt.
Review

Corneliu Porumboiu’s Liviu’s Dream (Visul lui Liviu, 2004)

Vol. 55 (July 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer analyzes the aesthetic and social meaning of the dream in Porumboiu's first medium-length feature of 2004.
Essay

A Linguistic Reading of Corneliu Porumboiu’s 12:08 East of Bucharest ( A fost sau n-a fost?, 2006)

Vol. 55 (July 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer gives a linguistic reading of Porumboiu's first feature length film of 2006.
Review

Elçin Musaoğlu’s The 40th Door (40-cı qapı, 2009)

Vol. 54 (June 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer questions the neorealist elements in this film and asks why Azerbaijani films have not further explored magical realism as a style.
Essay

Harutyun Khachatryan’s Return to the Promised Land (Veradardz avetyats yerkir, 1993)

Vol. 53 (May 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer traces back the story of Harutyun Khachatryan's 1991 film to the Old Testament.
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