Category Archives: Other European Cinema

Love in a lucid dream: “Aurora” [2012 Lithuania, France, Belgium]

Lithuanian writer-director Kristina Buozyte’s second feature “Aurora” [Eng. Title: Vanishing Waves] is a stylish sci-fi concerning a romance between a neuroscientist and a young woman in coma. Lukas (Marius Jampolskis) is recruited for a scientific experiment to test a technology … Continue reading

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Dealing with mistrust: “Bizalom” [1980 Hungary]

István Szabó announced his filmmaking genius to a wider world with the emotionally intense and atmospheric wartime drama “Bizalom” [Eng. Title: Confidence]. The title in this instance refers to ‘trust’, as in confiding in someone. The film was the first … Continue reading

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Sexual repression and defiance in post-revolution Hungary – Egymásra nézve [1982]

Among Eastern European directors, Hungarian Károly Makk has been a favourite in western film festivals over the years, for his elegantly subdued direction, and the haunting atmospheric images that he uses to reflect the politics and circumstances of his characters. … Continue reading

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Darling buds and 27 missed kisses during a Georgian summer [2000 Georgia, UK]

Who wouldn’t feel nostalgic watching films about adolescent romances! Director Nana Givievna Dzhordzhadze (credited as Nana Djordjadze) obliges with a drama about a coming-of-age summertime romance set in Soviet-era Georgia, “27 Dakarguli Kotsna” [Eng. Title: 27 Missing Kisses]. The film … Continue reading

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