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A Cinematographic Anthology 1927-2024
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- DirectorAbram RoomStarsVladimir FogelNikolay BatalovLyudmila SemyonovaA married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. When an old friend of the husband's arrives in the city, he is unable to find lodgings. Kolia, the husband, invites his friend to move in with them.
- DirectorKároly MakkStarsJadwiga Jankowska-CieslakGrazyna SzapolowskaJozef KronerPolitical and sexual repression in Hungary, just after the revolution of 1956. In 1958, the body of Eva Szalanczky, a political journalist, is discovered near the border. Her friend Livia is in hospital with a broken neck; Livia's husband, Donci, is under arrest. In a flashback to the year before, we see what leads up to the tragedy. Eva gets a job as a writer. She meets Livia and is attracted to her. Livia feels much the same, but as a married woman, has doubts and hesitations. In their work, they (and Eva in particular) bang up against the limits of telling political truths; in private, they confront the limits of living out sexual and emotional truth.
- DirectorHussein ErkenovStarsVladimir ZamanskiyArmen DzhigarkhanyanOleg VasilkovThis Soviet movie follows five Red Army recruits at a training camp in Central Russia. It has no narrative structure and rather than telling a story uses vignettes with minimal dialogue to expose the conditions in which Soviet army recruits lived.
- DirectorSergey LivnevStarsAleksey SerebryakovEvdokiya GermanovaMarina KajdalovaThis is an interesting yet bizarre little tale of a fictional experiment performed during the Stalin-controlled years in the USSR. The main character is changed from a woman into a man. This is part of a larger plan to change more women into men and have a stronger work-force/army, etc. It's a very in-depth character study of the main character, who tries to fit into a world that she (now 'he') doesn't really understand, especially since she's now a man - Stalin dislikes the results of the experiments and has the scientist killed. The main character then goes off to live a life as a simple, unknown everyday Soviet, but is inexplicably drawn into larger and larger schemes (somewhat reminiscent of "Forrest Gump" in that way). (s)He has run-ins with different important characters, including his ex-boyfriend from his days of being a woman, as well as going on a demented quest for the nurse with whom he possibly fell in love after the operation - However, he is trapped in his life as an important Soviet married man, and in the end makes a huge sacrifice for his country (unwillingly), and the movie goes from there to an ending that is possibly happy, yet still somehow incredibly depressing.
- DirectorYury PavlovStarsSaulius BalandisSergey VinogradovIrina MetlitskayaOn the same day, Andrei's wife Nina asks for a divorce, his colleague Natasha tells him she's attracted to him, he's assigned a new project under the direction of Philip (a well-dressed, authoritative, and even arrogant stranger who keeps touching him), and he fights a gang of homophobes to protect a young gay man, Oleg. The next day, Philip takes Andrei away from the office on an odyssey into a space that is charged with spirituality and homoeroticism. Philip is no businessman, and the disclosure of who he really is forces Andrei into a series of choices that involve Natasha, Nina, belief, and love.
- DirectorGyörgy SzomjasStarsBeáta PappIldikó BakosBea KámánThe story of a quirky love affair between Angi, an independent, no-nonsense social worker from a working-class district of Budapest and, Ildikó, a young mother who recently separated from her husband. Angi runs into her ex-girlfriend Maya whose emergence leads to tragedy.
- DirectorZelimir ZilnikStarsAleksandar BrujicVjeran MiladinovicMilja MilenkovicA transvestite couple from 1990s Belgrade beholds their profession as a pacifistic mission, curbing the urges of rapists, gamblers and horny young men during turbulent periods in war torn country.
- DirectorDavid OndricekStarsTatiana DykováJan P. MuchowJan CechtickySixteen-year-old Anna escapes from the family house in the province, due to the fact that she doesnt want to go to military school chosen by her father who wants Anna to be a soldier like him. Somewhere in the province road she is trying hitch-hiking to Prague. Speedy stops. He asks her where exactly in Prague she wants to go. She doesnt know but she answers that maybe she wants to go for a coffee. He says that he knows the best café in Prague and he is going to this place right now. Theyre in cafe, talking. The chat doesnt seem to go well. In certain moment Speedys brother, Phillip, joins to their company. Speedy decides to leave them alone and goes out. While there is already the late time, they are closing the cafe. Phillip offers her that she can stay overnight at them. They are coming back by foot, because Phillip doesnt like the underground. On the way the meet a suspicious man, who offers them the purchase of the gun at the very profitable price. Phillip buys it. Anna clearly is not satisfied of that. In the flat they meet Irma. Irma has been left by her boyfriend some time ago and she is occasionally having depressive states and she often cannot sleep. Anna lays down for a sleep. At dawn she gets up to have a drink. In the kitchen she meets thoughtful Phillip. The start the conversation. She points at his painting of a Martian. During the talk, Phillip tells her that he feels as she was from a different planet. Anna replies that in his eyes she seems to be stupid. She puts down the glass and leaves the place. Next day morning all the house mates turned Annas appearance into their own, more modern style. Kytka, who shows up states her dissatisfaction about Annas presence. Kytka is Philips boyfriend. Every night he goes to Masarykovo Nadrazi (train station), where he prostitutes himself with other men. Last night he spent with a Customer (older man), who fascinated him with his arguments about the privileges for homosexuals. Everybody except Irma and Phillip, who is going to join them later, are leaving to Lauras place for a party. Her flat is pretty spacious. She works as a photographer and currently she is living with a drug dealer. At the party there is plenty of people form different, eccentric communities. Some guys try to chat with Anna. During the chat with a Sportsman, there comes a man who insists on calling himself Jesus. His behaviour annoys Sportsman so much that he reacts too aggressively, he puts Jesus on down on the floor. There is a big disorder, they move wounded Jesus to the bathrooms, where Anna takes care of his injure. On the way back home, Phillip reproaches Anna that she had helped Jesus. The small arguments begins, Phillip explains Anna that she shouldnt act this way that everybody takes care on his own in this place. Anna replies, that in the place she is coming from people dont behave like that. Meanwhile on the second train station Kytka observes a Customer with the other male prostitute. Suddenly, the train which Kytka was looking from goes away. Phillip regrets his behaviour and takes Anna to the Luna park, despite the fact that he was not fancy going there. They are riding small electric car. Suddenly Anna stops the car, which implies a small crash, in which Phillip brakes up his watch, a gift from Kytka. They sit on a bench. They are talking bout the watch but it seems that Phillip isnt worried so much about it and just throws it away. Suddenly they see a falling star. At that time, Kytka was expelled from the train due to not having a ticket and rude behaviour. He catches a car and gets back home. A moment later Anna and Philip are coming back as well. Next day Anna gets up and carefully looks into Philips room. She notices that he is sleeping with Kytka. She goes to the kitchen, where Irma and Speedy notice her embarrassment. They all together go to the Pizzeria. Kytka one more time starts to behave arrogant and jealously. He starts to quarrel, throws down all the dishes and loudly calls Phillip a 'fagget'. Phillip runs after him. The argue. Phillip confesses that he is not sure that he loves him anymore. Rasped Kytka runs away. Anna, Phillip, Speedy and Kosmos go to the very popular techno club. Irma is already there. Speedy buys some drugs for Laura and Jordi. In one moment appears Kytka and after asked by Phillip, he stays with them. They take the drugs. Kytka once again offends Anna but Phillip allows her to take the drugs as well as the rest could. Kytka leaves to the bar and Philip goes after him. Anna and Speedy go to dance. On the floor they can feel the effects of the earlier-taken drugs. At that time Phillip and Kytka talk about their relationship. Phillip leaves to the toilet, Kytka follows him. Inside he starts to beat one man who called him a 'fagget'. Kytka and Phillip leave out, they reconcile. Phillip says that he still likes Kytka. Kytka goes home to have some sleep. Phillip meets Anna and Speedy. The brother goes after Kosmos. Phillip and Anna go back home. Kytka is on a railway station. Pimp has got a German Customer for him. They go the hotel apartment together, Kytka starts the blowjob, but suddenly he stops and runs away. Meanwhile Anna and Phillip are in the kitchen. Phillip starts to tell her that he is not as the other people. She knows that hes homosexual, so she replies that hes from space. For a second time he tells her that shes stupid. Anna puts down the glass and starts to walk away from him, but Phillip saying Im sorry tries to stop her by catching her arm. She turns back. He catches her hand on the arm. The come to each other. The start to kiss, and then to love. In one moment there comes Kytka. He notices Anna and Phillip in the bed together. He takes a knife and tries to kill Phillip but Anna stops him putting the gun next to his head. Kytka walks away. Desperate, he walks on the bridge. Stands on the hand-rail and considers jumping. There comes a lifeguard boat. The doctor cleverly negotiates with him, he says that Kytka will suffer but this is not a good way to commit suicide. There are much better ways to kill himself. Kytka decides not to jump. They take him to the psychiatric clinic, where Kytka behaves totally mad. He speaks as Customer, he repeats all the time that he is different and in that case has privileges. Anna and Phillip are hitch-hiking. There stops a car. After that they fly away into the space.
- DirectorWiktor GrodeckiStarsMiroslav CaslavkaDavid SvecPavel SkrípalTwo gay teenage runaways thrown out of their repressive homes try to survive on the streets of Prague. Hunger and desperation forces them into a life of prostitution, drugs, and teen-porn.
- DirectorAleksey UchitelStarsAndrey SmirnovGalina TyuninaOlga BudinaAn attempt to fathom the personal life of the great Russian writer Ivan Bunin.
- DirectorMariusz TrelinskiStarsOlaf LubaszenkoJan FryczRafal MohrA look at the 1990s generation of cynical and selfish young Varsovians who managed to achieve financial success. But at what cost?
- DirectorVladimír AdásekStarsMartin KederLucia HurajováMarta Zuchová18-year old Martin is completely forlorn. He is looking for someone on his own wavelenth. His only refuge is with his eccentric neighbor, Theodora, who helps Martin sift through responses to his personal ads. Soon, Martin is drawn to Hannah and Her Brothers, a local cabaret. The owner, Hannah, is a man with a secret - one that Martin shares.
- DirectorKornél MundruczóStarsErvin NagyRoland RábaMartina KovácsA young man lives in rural Hungary with his girlfriend Mari. Also on the scene is her homosexual brother. Mari doesn't know that when the two men go to work in the city they raise cash by turning tricks and burglarizing houses. A love triangle begins...
- DirectorDalibor MatanicStarsOlga PakalovicNina ViolicKresimir MikicA lesbian couple rents an apartment in a seemingly normal building which happens to be populated with all kinds of freaks. Initially kind but unaware of their secret, a landlady tries to introduce one of them to his son, but after spying on them through the keyhole, the Pandora's box of hatred and violence has been opened.
- DirectorMaja WeissStarsIva KrajncPia ZemljicTanja PotocnikA canoe trip down the river Kolpa becomes a journey of discovery for three female students.
- DirectorWiktor GrodeckiStarsCezary PazuraMichal LewandowskiKatarzyna GniewkowskaZypcio is an idealistic heir to a large brewery in Poland. In the face of Chinese invasion threatening Eastern Europe, he is corrupted by the advances of both Princess Irina, who is after his money, and the court jester, who is after his virginity.
- DirectorDragan MarinkovicStarsMira FurlanAna FranicJelena DjokicSasa, a Belgrade University law student, tells her parents that she and her boyfriend Stefan are moving to Canada. That same night Sasa and Stefan suffer a car accident. Sasa wakes up in hospital and meets Stefan's charming and clever sister Lana, a photographer living in Paris. Stefan remains in hospital to recover. Sasa finds out that her mother Lila is having an affair. Her father, a well-known judge, desperately tries to keep the family together. Lana becomes Sasa's closest friend - a person able to prove that life is sometimes a mere game. In the midst of historical and family chaos, Sasa gets involved in a love relationship with her boyfriend's sister.
- DirectorOlga StolpovskajaDmitriy TroitskiyStarsDamir BadmaevLyubov TolkalinaEvgeniy KoryakovskiyOn their first anniversary, Vera comes home to discover her boyfriend Tim in bed with another man.
- DirectorAhmed ImamovicStarsMario DrmacTarik FilipovicRade SerbedzijaIn the 1990s the Yugoslavia Federation falls apart in bloody wars. Perpetual student Milan, a Serb from a patriarchal community, and Kenan, a Muslim cellist, are a homosexual couple living in Sarajevo. Their lives, intimate and public, are shaken up by the aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose devastating consequences unfold in inter-ethnic hatred. Trapped in Sarajevo during the siege of the Serb forces, the lovers manage to flee to Milan's home village and take shelter there, waiting for Milan's father Ljubo to find a way to the Netherlands. Witnessing the brutality of Serb forces and their hatred towards Muslims, Milan desperately improvises: he disguises Kenan as a woman and present him as his wife Milena, a secret discovered by Milan's best friend, Lunja. Milan is drafted into the army and the situation becomes almost unbearable for Kenan. His one companion is Ranka, a waitress in a local café, whose dark secrets terrify most of the villagers around her.
- DirectorPiotr MatwiejczykStarsDawid AntkowiakBodo KoxDaria IwanGabriel and Robert have been together for three years. Robert is hiding their relationship from the world. Gabriel wants the opposite: he would like everyone to find out how much he and Robert love each other. One day, Natalia, a girl with whom Gabriel had a one-night stand three years ago, pays them visit. She brings a little girl Amelia with her and leaves the child with Gabriel. Later, Natalia calls and tells Gabriel that Amelia is his daughter.
- DirectorKároly EsztergályosStarsLászló GálffiDávid SzabóÉva KerekesA married, middle-age writer falls in love with a teen boy.
- DirectorTudor GiurgiuStarsMaria PopistasuIoana BarbuTudor ChirilaIn order to spend more time with her girlfriend, Kiki, the young student Alex decides to give up her room at the student's hostel and move into the house where Kiki lives. A few months later, Alex and Kiki are a couple. Alex suggests to Kiki that they spend the summer at her parents' house in the country. Theirs is a peaceful, idyllic summer. Until Kiki's jealous brother Sandu appears on the scene, wanting to take Kiki back to town.
- DirectorPetr NikolaevStarsKarel ZídekFilip KankovskýVladimír Skultéty"Sex, drugs and rock and roll", not in the West but in a Communist police state - Soviet-occupied Czechoslovakia of the 1970s . Anti-hero Olin, 21, has just left a mental hospital, after having slashed his wrists to dodge military service. His prominence in the underground scene of youthful revolt makes him an increasing target for the forces of order. Eventually he is on the run, determined to cross the frontier to the "West" he dreams of.
- DirectorAlexander HahnStarsMaria de MedeirosDominique PinonOrlando WellsA comedy that follows a group of people immersed in Latvia's summer solstice celebration, the shortest night of the year.