The Meaning of Cinema - 24 fois la vérité par seconde

Juxtaposing a person with an environment that is boundless, collating him with a countless number of people passing by close to him and far away, relating a person to the whole world, that is the meaning of cinema.

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REVIEWS

Magdanas Lurja (Magdana’s Donkey, 1955)

The debut film by Tengiz Abuladze and Rezo Chkheidze is a rural period neorealistic drama set in 19th century Georgia.

Ana Yurdu (Motherland) – Thessaloniki 56 Balkan Survey

Senem Tüzen explores if Motherland could be the place of reconciliation of past and present in an ongoing love-hate relationship between a mother and her daughter.

Un Lac (A Lake, 2008)

An excellent example of experimental cinema that touches the verges of lyrical poetic naturalism by Philippe Grandrieux.

Krugovi (Circles, 2013)

A heroic act during the Yugoslav war haunts the lives of the heroes. Concentric circles of fate can bring atonement. Directed by Srdan Golubović.

Three Windows and a Hanging (Tri Dritare dhe një Varje) – Sarajevo 20

Isa Quosja directs a slow burning drama that is dealing with one of the most delicate and tabu issues in modern post-war Kosovo.

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Magdanas Lurja (Magdana’s Donkey, 1955)

Ana Yurdu (Motherland) – Thessaloniki 56 Balkan Survey

Un Lac (A Lake, 2008)

Krugovi (Circles, 2013)

Three Windows and a Hanging (Tri Dritare dhe një Varje) – Sarajevo 20

Francesco Rosi: The cinema of emotions

Pier Paolo Pasolini – Sesso, consolazione della miseria!

Kieślowski on his work

A cinephile’s wish

La Haine vs. Scarface

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