Editorial

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Editors

Biennale 2011

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Editors
Live coverage from the 68th Venice International Film Festival (August 31-September 10).

Michale Boganim’s Land of Oblivion (2011)

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
In her first feature film, Michale Boganim traces back the intertwined lives of the inhabitants of Prypjat, a Ukrainian town near Chernobyl.

Aleksei German Jr. on From Tokyo

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
We met Aleksei German Jr. for a brief interview about his short.

Michale Boganim on Land of Oblivion

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
Michale Boganim talks about history, time, and the attachment one can have to one’s birthplace.

Angelina Nikonova’s Twilight Portrait (2011)

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Angelina Nikonova’s feature, an upper-crust woman is crushed by Russian society. Will she take revenge or will she surrender?

Aleksei German Jr.’s From Tokyo (Iz Tokio, 2011)

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Aleksei German Jr.’s short, the after-math of the Fukushima nuclear disaster is explored on board of an airplane.

Space Perception in Alexander Sokurov’s Mother and Son (Mat i syn, 1997)

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
Moritz Pfeifer explores the dimensions of perspective in Sokurov's 1997 feature.

Notes on Alexandr Sokurov’s Moloch (Molokh, 1999) and Brecht’s Arturo Ui

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Moritz Pfeifer
In Moloch, Sokurov creates a highly unconventional portray of Hitler, a new perspective on a dictator everybody seems to know.

Alexander Sokurov’s The Sun (Solntse, 2005)

Vol. 9 (September 2011) by Konstanty Kuzma
This 2005 film is part of Alexander Sokurov's series of portrayals on power. The film follows Emperor Shōwa during Japan's surrender in the Second World War.
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