Reviews

Dir.: Jan Nemec; Cast: Ladislav Jansky, Antonin Kumbera, Ilse Bischofova; Czechoslovakia 1964, 63 min.  This debut feature of director/co-writer Jan Nemec (1936-2016) is based on a short story by Arnost Lustig,...

Dir.: Mikhail Kalatozov; Cast: Tatjana Samoylava, Aleksey Batalov, Vasily Merkuryev, Aleksandr Shvorin; USSR 1957, 95 min "That's love - a little shared insanity" THE CRANES ARE FLYING portrays a dark time with...

Dir: Ewa Bukowska | Drama | Poland | 79' Ewa Bukowska's stunning feature debut is a visceral impressionist portrait of anxiety, longing and psychotic meltdown seen through the eyes of a...

Dirs: Kristīne Briede and Audrius Stonys | Doc | 90' This meditative essay from Latvian writer Kristine Bride and Lithuanian director Audrius Stonys captures the essence of the Baltic New Wave through...

Dir: Vitaly Mansky | Doc | Latvia/Switz/Czechia | 102’ On New Year’s Eve 1999 the former head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, became president of Russia....

Dir; Elizaveta Stishova | Cast: Daniel Daiybekov, Turgunai Erkinbekova, Perizat Ermanbaeva | Drama | Kyrgyzstan | 101' Enlivened by offbeat humour and vibrant widescreen images reflecting the rugged beauty of this...

Dir.: Luke Sullivan; Cast: Sarah Houbolt, Robin Royce Queere, Aldo Fedalo, Ali Aitken; Australia 2018, 75 min. Young Australian director/writer Luke Sullivan (You’re Not Thinking Straight) really pushes the boundaries out...

Writer/Dir: Sonja Prosenc | Cast: Dorothea Nadah, Kristoffer Jonah, Zita Fusco, Matja Vasti | Drama l Slovenia Norway | 106’ History of Love is a visually alluring mood peace with an...

Dir.: Milos Forman; Cast: Hana Brejchova, Vladimir Pucholt, Vladimir Mensik, Milada Jezkova, Josef Sebanek; Czechoslovakia 1965, 90 min. Loves of a Blonde, the second feature film by director/co-writer Milos Forman, who...