Retrospectives

Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

Aleksandr Balagura’s Antologion (Ukrainian Film) (1996)

Anna Doyle revisits Balagura's Antologion on the occasion of our special issue on Ukrainian video art.

Julia Weir revisits this Polish cult film and the story behind its unlikely release.

Isaac W. R. Miller revisits Soviet Colonial ideology through a reading of this 1970 classic.

Anna Doyle revisits Paradjanov's unfinished post-WWII project, which was originally intended as a feature length film.

A woman journalist interviews women on personal matters, thereby unveiling the patriarchal and oppressive fabric of society.

In this documentary commissioned by British television, Sally Potter dealt with the role of women in the Soviet film industry.

A remote village, recurrent routines and a straightforward filmmaking approach harmonize in Dvortsevoy’s early documentary.

Masha Shpolberg examines the role of Socialist tropes and symbols in the films of Kira Muratova.

Kira Muratova scholar Eugénie Zvonkine revisits the incompleteness of Long Farewells.

What does Kira Muratova's classic have to teach us about the radical potential of love?