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Radu Jude’s Kontinental ’25 (2025)

Vol. 159 (November 2025) by Antonis Lagarias
Radu Jude dives into the dystopian, modernday city.
Review

Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s Cadet (Kadet, 2024)

Vol. 157 (September 2025) by Martin Kudláč
Martin Kudláč interprets Cadet as a study of institutionalized terror.
Review

Adilkhan Yerzhanov’s Cadet (Kadet, 2024)

Vol. 157 (September 2025) by Margarita Kirilkina
According to Margarita Kirilkina, Cadet portrays evil as an ahistorical and metaphysical force.
Review

Arjun Talwar’s Letters from Wolf Street (Listy z Wilczej, 2025)

Vol. 155 (May 2025) by Zoe Aiano
Indian documentary filmmaker Arjun Talwar explores themes of acceptance and belonging.
Festival

TIFF 2025

Vol. 155 (May 2025) by Editors
Coverage from the 24th Transilvania International Film Festival in Cluj (13–22 June).
Review

Leida Laius and Arvo Iho’s Smile at Last (Naerata ometi, 1985)

Vol. 152 (February 2025) by Margarita Kirilkina
Shot on location with a predominantly amateur crew, this Soviet Estonian film explores the youth beyond state sanctions.
Review

Arvo Kruusement’s A Woman Heats the Sauna (Naine kütab sauna, 1979)

Vol. 151 (January 2025) by Zoe Aiano
A seemingly pedestrian task unveils that not all is well for the new Soviet woman.
Review

Wojciech Marczewski’s Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema (Ucieczka z kina „Wolność”, 1990)

Vol. 37 (January 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma compares Escape from 'Liberty' Cinema (Poland, 1990) to Woody Allen's Purple Rose from Cairo.
Review

Andrzej Wajda’s Man of Marble (Czlowiek z marmuru, 1976)

Vol. 10 (October 2011) by Stefania Marghitu
Stefania Marghitu takes a look at Andrej Wajda's famous Man of Marble.
Review

Cristi Puiu’s The Death of Mr Lazarescu (Moartea domnului Lăzărescu, 2005)

Vol. 7 (July 2011) by Ana Ribeiro
Ana Ribeiro looks at The Death of Mr. Lazarescu in the light of a trip to Bucharest she made some years ago.


The East European Film Bulletin is a journalistic and literary project dedicated to the criticism of films related to Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.

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