Eastern European Films
Mongol
Nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Sergei Bodrov's "Mongol" recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.
Nominated for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, Sergei Bodrov's "Mongol" recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.
4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days
First time filmmaker Cristian Mungiu's devastating drama "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" tells the story of a young woman who helps her friend obtain an illegal abortion in 1980s Communist Romania. Winner of the Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival, "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" makes its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival.
First time filmmaker Cristian Mungiu's devastating drama "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" tells the story of a young woman who helps her friend obtain an illegal abortion in 1980s Communist Romania. Winner of the Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival, "4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days" makes its U.S. premiere at the New York Film Festival.
Day Watch
The second installment of the horror-fantasy trilogy that famously out-grossed The Lord of the Rings in its native Russia, Day Watch stages a timeless war between good and evil in the snowed-in streets of contemporary Moscow.
The second installment of the horror-fantasy trilogy that famously out-grossed The Lord of the Rings in its native Russia, Day Watch stages a timeless war between good and evil in the snowed-in streets of contemporary Moscow.
Kontroll - Review
Nimrod Antal's "Kontroll" is a terse, claustrophobic debut, rich in gritty characters and shocking incidents but short on explanation, rhyme, or reason.
Nimrod Antal's "Kontroll" is a terse, claustrophobic debut, rich in gritty characters and shocking incidents but short on explanation, rhyme, or reason.
Ashes and Diamonds
The final film of Andrzej Wajda's wartime triology. The film turned Zbigniew Cybulski into a star - almost a European James Dean.
The final film of Andrzej Wajda's wartime triology. The film turned Zbigniew Cybulski into a star - almost a European James Dean.
Autumn Spring
Before his suicide at the age of 81, Czech star Vlastimil Brodský ("Closely Watched Trains") gave his subtle talents to one last movie. "Autumn Spring" is a fitting, bittersweet farewell, an award-winning comedy about age, death, and the pranks that make life bearable.
Before his suicide at the age of 81, Czech star Vlastimil Brodský ("Closely Watched Trains") gave his subtle talents to one last movie. "Autumn Spring" is a fitting, bittersweet farewell, an award-winning comedy about age, death, and the pranks that make life bearable.
Brigands
Otar Iosseliani's allegorical tale. In politics nothing ever changes.
Otar Iosseliani's allegorical tale. In politics nothing ever changes.
Burnt By The Sun
Nikita Milkalkov's most know film. The drama unfolds during one long summer day in 1936. This film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
Nikita Milkalkov's most know film. The drama unfolds during one long summer day in 1936. This film won an Oscar for Best Foreign Film.
Cabaret Balkan
Goran Paskaljevic's black comedy features a series of vignettes with across-section of Belgrade residents just prior to the present crisis in Kosovo.
Goran Paskaljevic's black comedy features a series of vignettes with across-section of Belgrade residents just prior to the present crisis in Kosovo.
Daisies
The return of Vera Chytilova's 1966 free-wheeling feminist romp marks the rerelease of a series of Czech New Wave films. Join the revolution with two naughty girls named Marie in our guest reviewer's new favorite film.
The return of Vera Chytilova's 1966 free-wheeling feminist romp marks the rerelease of a series of Czech New Wave films. Join the revolution with two naughty girls named Marie in our guest reviewer's new favorite film.
A Friend of the Deceased
If you think your life is hard, sad, and gray, check out this film by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich. Don't miss the prostitue with a heart as good as gold.
If you think your life is hard, sad, and gray, check out this film by Vyacheslav Krishtofovich. Don't miss the prostitue with a heart as good as gold.
No Man's Land
Writer-director Danis Tanovic's dark satire about trapped soldiers is Bosnia's official entry for the Foreign Language Academy Awards.
Writer-director Danis Tanovic's dark satire about trapped soldiers is Bosnia's official entry for the Foreign Language Academy Awards.
Pornography
Two artists hide out at a country estate during the German occupation of Poland in Jan Jakub Kolski's adaptation of Witold Gombrowicz' novel. Elegantly shot, "Pornography" is both lighthearted and deadly serious.
Two artists hide out at a country estate during the German occupation of Poland in Jan Jakub Kolski's adaptation of Witold Gombrowicz' novel. Elegantly shot, "Pornography" is both lighthearted and deadly serious.
Prisoner of the Mountains
A review of this modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy's short story "Prisoner of the Caucasus" by Sergei Bodrov.
A review of this modern retelling of Leo Tolstoy's short story "Prisoner of the Caucasus" by Sergei Bodrov.
The Return
Andrei Zvyagintsev's "The Return" is a sparse, deliberate, and patiently observed family drama about a father's reunion with his sons. The film won the Golden Lion in Venice.
Andrei Zvyagintsev's "The Return" is a sparse, deliberate, and patiently observed family drama about a father's reunion with his sons. The film won the Golden Lion in Venice.
Sunshine
Ralph Fiennes stars in this drama about drastic social and political upheaval in Hungary. Directed by Istvan Szabo.
Ralph Fiennes stars in this drama about drastic social and political upheaval in Hungary. Directed by Istvan Szabo.
Underground
Directed by Emil Kustirca, this film out of Belgrade is truly a wonder. And a Winner of Best Film at Cannes in 1995.
Directed by Emil Kustirca, this film out of Belgrade is truly a wonder. And a Winner of Best Film at Cannes in 1995.
The Wounds
Srdjan Dragojevic's film portrays two of the most horrifically memorable underage criminals ever captured on celluloid. Amidst the devastating backdrop of the war Bosnia.
Srdjan Dragojevic's film portrays two of the most horrifically memorable underage criminals ever captured on celluloid. Amidst the devastating backdrop of the war Bosnia.