The Films of Kira Muratova

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Editors
Our special issue on Kira Muratova explored some dominant themes of her films.

Guest edited by Colette de Castro

Socialism in the Films of Kira Muratova

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Masha Shpolberg
Masha Shpolberg examines the role of Socialist tropes and symbols in the films of Kira Muratova.

Kira Muratova’s Long Farewells (Dolgie provody, 1971)

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Eugénie Zvonkine
Kira Muratova scholar Eugénie Zvonkine revisits the incompleteness of Long Farewells.

Editorial

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Colette de Castro

Interview with Kira Muratova

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Alexey Artamonov
We are republishing Alexey Artamonov's 2016 interview with Kira Muratova on the occasion of our special Muratova issue.

The Impossibility of Love in Kira Muratova’s Brief Encounters (Korotkie Vstrechi, 1967)

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Isabel Jacobs
What does Kira Muratova's classic have to teach us about the radical potential of love?

Kira Muratova’s Getting to Know the Big, Wide World (Poznavaya belyy svet, 1979)

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Giuliano Vivaldi
Giuliano Vivaldi retraces the evolution of Muratova's lyrical style through the lens of her transitional 1979 feature.

Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov’s The Man Who Surprised Everyone (Tchelovek Kotorij Udivil Vseh, 2018)

Vol. 98 (October 2019) by Anastasia Eleftheriou
In their second feature, Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov approach issues surrounding gender politics and sexual norms through a local folk-tale.