Archive for the 'Europe & Russia' Category
The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвсякъде) Review
Published April 22nd, 2011 in Europe & Russia and Reviews. 0 Comments
Together with Kamen Kalev’s more recent but equally outstanding production Eastern Plays (2009), Bulgarian director Stephan Komandarev’s The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner puts the country on the cinematic roadmap of Europe.
If you’ve ever heard the expression “like watching paint dry” used to describe a film, watching Biutiful will provide visual confirmation of the physical possibility of such phenomena.
How I Ended This Summer (Как я провёл этим летом) Review
Published April 9th, 2011 in Europe & Russia and Reviews. 0 Comments
Beautifully photographed and uniquely atmospheric, Aleksei Popogrebsky’s new film How I Ended This Summer is the latest entry in an emerging Russian art house trend.
Vibrant, kinetic and beautifully shot, Soul Kitchen is the newest offering from award-winning Turkish-German director Fatih Akin, a dynamic picture that hits the ground running and never slows down, with life relentlessly throwing punch after punch at its central characters.
Like life itself, Sean Ellis’ film Cashback is a fleeting, vibrant and bittersweet experience, with its ups and downs masterfully acted out and captured on celluloid thanks to stellar performances from everyone involved.
Sergei Loznitsa’s My Joy (Schastye Moye) picked up by Kino International for US distribution
Published September 27th, 2010 in Europe & Russia and Film News. 0 Comments
Kino International has acquired American distribution rights for Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s new film My Joy (Счастье мое), which screened at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year and is set for a North American premiere at the New York Film Festival next Thursday.
Strayed (Заблудившийся) Review
Published September 17th, 2010 in Asia, Europe & Russia and Reviews. 1 Comment
From Boratland comes Akan Satayev’s bold new supernatural thriller Strayed (Zabludivshijsya), an eerie, atmospherically rich effort of unprecedented quality for Central Asian productions in the genre.
Eastern Plays (Източни пиеси) Review
Published September 8th, 2010 in Europe & Russia and Reviews. 3 Comments
Part of the nascent renaissance in Bulgarian cinema, exemplified most prominently by Stephan Komandarev’s Oscar contender The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner (2008), Kamen Kalev’s new film Eastern Plays offers a much-needed fresh take on the modern Eastern European experience.
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