Rodion Ismailov’s My Kith and Kin (Doğma ocaq, 2012)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer reviews this documentary about a young Russian girl who visits her father's family in Azerbaijan for the first time.

Eileen Hofer’s He Was a Giant with Brown Eyes (2012)

Vol. 50 (February 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Swiss helmer Eileen Hofer's first feature film is a docu-fiction about a Swiss teenager looking for her Azerbaijani origins.

Elchin Musaoglu’s Nabat (2014)

Vol. 49 (January 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer criticizes this film about the Nagorno-Karabakh War for individualizing the experience of war.

Elvin Adigozel and Ru Hasanov’s Chameleon (Buqälämun, 2013)

Vol. 49 (January 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz praises this first feature from Azerbaijan about a clash of generations.

Krzysztof Skonieczny’s Hardkor Disko (2014) & al.

Vol. 48 (December 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer discusses aspects of identity crisis in Krzysztofa Skoniecznego's film and criticizes its hyper-individualized characters in the context of other contemporary films.

Andrzej Wajda’s The Wedding (Wesele, 1973)

Vol. 46 (October 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer questions the political message behind Andrzej Wajda's The Wedding.

Aleksei German’s Hard to Be a God (Trudno byt bogom, 2013)

Vol. 45 (September 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
German's last work, scientists from earth have the mission to stimulate a Renaissance on a planet stuck in the middle ages.

István Szabó’s Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe (Édes Emma, drága Böbe – vázlatok, aktok, 1992)

Vol. 44 (August 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
István Szabó's most improvised film is also his most unique. The film was shot with no budget in the immediacy of the crumbling Kádár/Grosz regime in 1992.

Masterclass by István Szabó

Vol. 43 (July 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
Szabó gives insightful lessons on how to film history, on how to adapt a novel to the screen, and talks about his relationship with his home country, Hungary...

István Szabó’s Mephisto (1981)

Vol. 43 (July 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer compares the plot of István Szabó's Mephisto (1981) to the controversy surrounding Kathryn Bigalow's Zero Dark Thirty (2012).
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