TIFF 2014

Signe Baumane’s Rocks in My Pockets (2014)

Vol. 43 (July 2014) by Colette de Castro
The courageous debut by Signe Baumane uses the example of her family to question her own sanity.

Krzysztof Zanussi on Polish Cinema

Vol. 42 (June 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
We spoke to Krzysztof Zanussi about Poland and its cinema.

Dominique Nasta on Romanian Cinema

Vol. 42 (June 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Film professor Dominique Nasta speaks about her new book on Romanian cinema.

Nevio Marasovic on Vis-à-vis

Vol. 42 (June 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Croatian helmer Nevio Marasović speaks about Vis-à-vis, his second feature film.

Nevio Marasovic’s Vis-à-vis (2013)

Vol. 42 (June 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
A director and his actor travel to an island to work on the script for their next project.

Maya Vitkova’s Viktoria (2013)

Vol. 42 (June 2014) by Konstanty Kuzma
Maya Vitkova’s film revolves around a mother, and her unloved daughter.

Andrei Gruzsniczki’s Quod Erat Demonstrandum (2014)

Vol. 40 (April 2014) by Julia Zelman
Ducu Buciuman, the in some ways central character in Andrei Gruzsniczki's Quod Erat Demonstrandum, never appears onscreen...

Vinko Brešan’s The Priest’s Children (Svećenikova djeca, 2013)

Vol. 40 (April 2014) by Julia Zelman
Vinko Brešan’s film starts as ludic and ends as lugubrious. Fabijan, a young priest, eagerly seeks to find his place in an idyllic Croatian island town...

Tomasz Wasilewski’s Floating Skyscrapers (Płynące wieżowce, 2013)

Vol. 40 (April 2014) by Jack Page
Tomasz Wasilewski’s Floating Skyscrapers marks Polish cinema’s first foray into gay cinema...

Paweł Pawlikowski’s Ida (2013)

Vol. 39 (March 2014) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Paweł Pawlikowski's newest pic, a young nun is only allowed to take her vows under the condition that she meets her only relative.

Nana Ekvtimishvili’s and Simon Groß’ In Bloom (Grzeli nateli dgeebi, 2013)

Vol. 26 (February 2013) by Konstanty Kuzma
This problematic film nominally deals with Georgia’s past, and is stylistically heavily inspired by Cristian Mungiu.