Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

Dušan Makavejev’s Sweet Movie (1974)

Vol. 18 (June 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma saw Dušan Makavejev’s provocative feature which revolves around an unhappily married woman.

Sabina Pop’s John, how’s the construction site? (Ioane, cum e la constructil?, 1983) & Panc (1990)

Vol. 18 (June 2012) by Colette de Castro
Colette de Castro examines two documentary shorts by Romanian director Sabina Pop.

The Polaroids of Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979-1983

Vol. 17 (May 2012) by Gawan Fagard
In his essay on the Polaroids of Andrei Tarkovsky, Gawan Fagard draws parallels between the ontology of the medium and the work of the Russian director.

Sergei Loznitsa’s Blockade (Blokada, 2006)

Vol. 17 (May 2012) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma saw Sergei Loznitsa’s documentary on the Siege of Leningrad.

Sergei Loznitsa’s Artel (2006) & Northern Light (Severnyy Svet, 2008)

Vol. 17 (May 2012) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer saw two documentary shorts by Sergei Loznitsa.

Theodoros Angelopoulos’ The Travelling Players (O thiasos, 1975)

Vol. 16 (April 2012) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
Anastasia Eleftheriou looks at Angelopoulos' classic and examines the different historical layers in the film, as well as its ethical implications.

Sergei Loznitsa’s Portret (2002), Peyzazh (2003)

Vol. 16 (April 2012) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer discusses Loznitsa’s Portrait and Landscape, two films that offer different perspectives on rural Russia.

Sergei Loznitsa’s Segodnya My Postroim Dom (1996), Zhizn, Osen (1998), Polustanok (2000)

Vol. 16 (April 2012) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer discusses Sergei Loznitsa’s first three films.

Srđan Keča’s A Letter to Dad (Pismo ocu, 2011)

Vol. 16 (April 2012) by Moritz Pfeifer
Serbian director Srđan Keča writes a letter to his deceased father.

J. Scheljabuschski’s Katok (1927), M. Benderskaja’s Prikljutschenija kitajtschat (1928), N. Chodatajew’s Budem sorki (1927), L. Amalrik and I. Iwanow-Wano’s Blek end uait (1932)

Vol. 15 (March 2012) by Patricia Bass
Patricia Bass discusses four Soviet animated films from the late 1920s and early 1930s that were screened during this year's Berlinale retrospective.
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