Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

Enyedi Ildiko’s Simon, the Magician (Simon mágus, 1999)

Vol. 25 (January 2013) by Julia Zelman
In this surrealist film from Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi, the French police seeks help from a Budapest sorcerer.

Béla Tarr’s Prologue (2004)

Vol. 25 (January 2013) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
This segment from Hungarian director Béla Tarr was part of the cooperative Visions of Europe project (2004).

Karoly Makk’s Love (Szerelem, 1971)

Vol. 25 (January 2013) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma compares Karoly Makk's 1971 film with Michael Haneke's Amour and Ulrich Seidl's Paradise: Love.

André de Toth’s Crime Wave (1954)

Vol. 25 (January 2013) by Patricia Bass
Patricia Bass saw this film noir from Hungarian director André De Toth.

Ion Popescu-Gopo’s A Bomb Was Stolen (S-a furat o bombă, 1961)

Vol. 24 (December 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
Romanian spy film from 1961, two criminal gangs try to get hold of a nuclear bomb.

Ognjen Sviličić’s Sorry for the Kung Fu (Oprosti za kung fu, 2004)

Vol. 24 (December 2012) by Moritz Pfeifer
This film revolves around Mira, a young woman who returns home pregnant to Croatia after the war.

Five Short Films by Cristian Mungiu

Vol. 23 (November 2012) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
Anastasia Eleftheriou saw Mungiu’s early short films during this year’s tribute to the Romanian director at the Thessaloniki IFF.

Živojin Pavlović’s See You in the Next War (Nasvidenje v naslednji vojni, 1980)

Vol. 23 (November 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
In this Yugoslav production from 1980, a young man joins the partisans in their struggle against the Nazis.

Jaromil Jireš’s And Give My Love to the Swallows (….a pozdravuji vlastovky, 1972)

Vol. 23 (November 2012) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman saw this 1972 film about Czech resistants during the Second World War.

Serbia as a Symptom of the Balkans: Internationalism & Globalization

Vol. 21 (September 2012) by Miško Šuvaković
Miško Šuvaković (University of Arts, Belgrade) situates his native Serbia within an emergent sphere of artistic production vis-à-vis the world of high art.
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