Overview of articles
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The Execution
Stylish, yet macabre neo-noir thriller. A detective finally manages to catch the ‘Russian Hannibal Lecter’. Or so he thought.Published on: -
What Beat You Nothing
An essay on Soviet and Russian history in the guise of a portrait of actress Alla Demidova, icon of the Russian-language stage and screen.Published on: -
Bebia, à mon seul désir
A young model returns to the Georgian countryside, where a confrontation with her past offers hope for the future.Published on: -
World
This peculiar and honest family chronicle reveals what it takes to keep oneself alive and let a dear person go.Published on: -
UNEARTH – In Between States of Matter
Resource extraction, mining machines and material transformations, with conversations recorded in the Russian Ural region.Published on: -
Dear Comrades!
A workers’ strike is violently put down by Soviet troops in this current, urgent historical drama by master director Konchalovsky.Published on: -
Blutsauger
Are capitalists vampires, feeding on the blood of the workers? Marxist vampire comedy Blutsauger takes a playful approach to exploitation.Published on: -
The Village Detective: a song cycle
Four cans of badly damaged film become the starting point for a gallivanting journey through Soviet history, cinema and beyond.Published on: -
The Year Before the War
Europe in 1913, seen through the prisms of ideological extremism, dangerous sex, existential doubt and psychoanalysis.Published on: -
Les Sorcières de l’Orient
Volleyball like you’ve never seen it before. Playful documentary that combines fantastic anime with 1960s Japanese Olympic volleyball stars.Published on: