Perspectives
The latest in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European cinema.

Bogdan Mureșanu’s The New Year that Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost, 2024)

Vol. 150 (December 2024) by Jack Page
Jokes and desperation on the eve of the Romanian Revolution.

Matylda Kawka’s My Sunnyside (2025)

Vol. 150 (December 2024) by Jack Page
Polish-American filmmaker Matylda Kawka relates a story of love and perseverance.

Jiří Mádl’s Waves (Vlny, 2024)

Vol. 150 (December 2024) by Tanya Silverman
A new period piece about the Prague Spring provides youth appeal.

Liis Nimik’s Sundial (Päikeseaeg, 2023)

Vol. 150 (December 2024) by Zoe Aiano
Liis Nimik offers a playful but insightful portrait of life in the rural borderlands of Estonia.

Sean Baker’s Anora (2024)

Vol. 149 (November 2024) by Moritz Pfeifer
The traditional economy of domination gives way to a new economy of moral exhibitionism.

Konstantin Bojanov’s The Shameless (2024)

Vol. 149 (November 2024) by Isabel Jacobs
A fever dream of an imaginary India that flirts with cliché.

Tomáš Elšík’s Resilience (Při zemi, 2025)

Vol. 149 (November 2024) by Jack Page
This eco-thriller blends techniques of documentary filmmaking with a detective narrative.

Olga Gibelinda’s Queens of Joy (Korolevy radosti, 2025)

Vol. 149 (November 2024) by Jack Page
A film on the defiance to thrive rather than survive.

Felix Kalmenson’s Gamodi (2023)

Vol. 148 (October 2024) by Antonis Lagarias
Felix Kalmenson explores issues of isolation and solitude in a (post-)pandemic context.

Martin Trabalík’s What About Petey? (Co s Pét’ou?, 2025)

Vol. 148 (October 2024) by Jack Page
A heartfelt documentary about the everyday of a father and his disabled child.
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