Editorial

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Editors

Otar Iosseliani’s Winter Song (Chant d’hiver, 2015)

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer saw Winter Song, Otar Iosseliani’s attempt to reanimate his trademark comedic style.

Adaptation and Other Demons

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Aka Morchiladze
Georgian writer, historian and screenwriter Aka Morchiladze examines the phenomenon of literary adaptations in the Soviet Union, and in Georgia in particular.

Imam Hasanov’s Holy Cow (2015) and Salome Machaidze’s, David Meskhi’s and Tamuna Karumidze’s When the Earth Seems to Be Light (2015)

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Konstanty Kuzma
Deeply skeptical of tradition, these two Caucasian documentaries look towards Europe for salvation.

Andrzej Żuławski’s Cosmos (2015)

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Colette de Castro
Andrzej Żuławski’s film is more reminiscent of his son Xawery’s exuberant style than of the Gombrowicz novel it is allegedly based on.

Otar Iosseliani’s April (Aprili, 1962)

Vol. 60 (December 2015) by Julia Zelman
Julia Zelman searches for meaning in Otar Iosseliani’s elusive directorial debut.