Retrospectives

Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

The Impossibility of Love in Kira Muratova’s Brief Encounters (Korotkie Vstrechi, 1967)

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

Giuliano Vivaldi retraces the evolution of Muratova's lyrical style through the lens of her transitional 1979 feature.

Melina Tzamtzi revisits the dreamlike poetry of Maria Saakyan's debut feature.

Shocking events such as the trafficking of illegal immigrants happen much closer to home than people often expect.

Rolands Kalniņš’ critique of Soviet censorship was restored last year to mark the director's 95th birthday.

Hamish Ford offers a close analysis of Věra Chytilová's feminist and fragmentary student debut.

Konstanty Kuzma asks why we keep returning to a debate that seems settled.

Daniel Brennan brings out neglected aspects of Věra Chytilová's 1966 masterpiece through a reading that focuses on its use of farce.

Elena Pachner Sarno revisits themes of feminism, destruction and joy in Věra Chytilová's famous work.

Jan Čulík recounts the career of Věra Chytilová from the prolific 1960s to her difficult standing in the "Normalization" period and after 1989.