Editorial

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Editors

Food Issue

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Editors
We looked at Caucasian and Balkan films that relate to food and the table.

Florian Mühlfried on the Georgian Table

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
We discussed the "supra" - the Georgian table - with German anthropologist Florian Mühlfried on the occasion of our special food-themed issue.

Food as Transnational Object in Balkan Cinema

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Ana Grgić
Ana Grgić examines how food reflects debates about transnational identities in the Balkans.

The Rejection of the Family in Cristian Mungiu’s 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) and Călin Peter Netzer’s Child’s Pose (2013)

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman compares the absence of food culture in two arthouse triumphs of the Romanian New Wave.

Symbol and Tradition in Parajanov’s Caucasian Trilogy

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer discusses the symbolic tradition of the pomegranate in the Caucasus and in Parajanov's films.

Otar Iosseliani’s Falling Leaves (Giorgobistve, 1966)

Vol. 58 (October 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Konstanty Kuzma looks at the way Iosseliani's film uses the Georgian "supra" feast to contrast two ways of living.