Retrospectives

Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

Some Comments on Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russia (1993)

Pau Bosch Santos sheds some light on Werner Herzog's film on Russian mysticism.

Moritz Pfeifer saw this Hungarian TV comedy from 1980.

Konstanty Kuzma argues that Miklós Jancsó's problematic film from 2002 points to his artistic arrogance.

In this surrealist film from Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi, the French police seeks help from a Budapest sorcerer.

This segment from Hungarian director Béla Tarr was part of the cooperative Visions of Europe project (2004).

Konstanty Kuzma compares Karoly Makk's 1971 film with Michael Haneke's Amour and Ulrich Seidl's Paradise: Love.

Patricia Bass saw this film noir from Hungarian director André De Toth.

Romanian spy film from 1961, two criminal gangs try to get hold of a nuclear bomb.

This film revolves around Mira, a young woman who returns home pregnant to Croatia after the war.

Anastasia Eleftheriou saw Mungiu’s early short films during this year’s tribute to the Romanian director at the Thessaloniki IFF.