Retrospectives

Retrospectives
Reflections on stand-out films of the past.

Sergei Paradjanov’s Kiev Frescoes (Kievski Freski, 1966)

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?

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.