Retrospectives

Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

Cristi Puiu’s The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu (2005) and Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007)

Moritz Pfeifer examines the way in which death is excluded from society in both The Death of Mr. Lăzărescu and 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.

This film was banned in Hungary from 1969 to 1981. Set in the 1950s, it portrays a corrupt and deceitful system of government.

Konstanty Kuzma examines the nature of potency in Polanski’s film.

Moritz Pfeifer reflects upon the different meanings attributed to the knife in Polanski’s piece.

First on the Moon is a mockumentary by Alexei Fedorchenko tthat changes the history of spaceflight in favor of the Soviet Union.

Sokurov’s film illustrates an intimate relationship between a father and his son.

The Stone Wedding is a poetical short film about the relationship between a mother and her dying daughter.

The Scar is the tale of a man driven between his conscience and his party duties.

In his essay, Moritz Pfeifer reflects on the beauty of violence.

František Vláčil's classic is a parable about political oppression.

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