Otar Iosseliani’s Winter Song (Chant d’hiver, 2015)

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer saw Winter Song, Otar Iosseliani’s attempt to reanimate his trademark comedic style.

Jacek Petrycki’s My Notes from the Underground (Moje zapiski z podziemia, 2011)

Vol. 59 (November 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer saw Jacek Petrycki's archival documentary about Polish underground resistance during martial law.

Dalibor Matanić’s The High Sun (Zvizdan, 2015)

Vol. 59 (November 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Unlike his postmodern peers, Dalibor Matanić embraces the emotional burden of the Balkan wars in his Cannes-selected feature.

Alexander Sokurov’s Francofonia (2015)

Vol. 59 (November 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Alexander Sokurov gets tangled up in delusional idealizations of art in his meditation on the Louvre.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Page 4 of 16« First...345610...Last »