Filmed over the course of ten years, Pieter-Jan De Pue’s documentary Mariinka is one of the best films made about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Rhapsody in 16mm
Tag: Russia
A Russian Winter’s Lost Generation
Patric Chiha’s A Russian Winter is a minor work, but a nonetheless rewarding one: capturing exiled Russian youth in a tragic holding pattern.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 19th Century Russian Novelist
With About Dry Grasses, his latest three-hour-plus study of a superfluous man, Nuri Bilge Ceylan keeps the spirit of classic Russian literature alive.
The Kids are Not Alright in Russian Found-Footage Doc Manifesto
Found-footage documentary Manifesto is both a startling, necessary film but also a disturbing one, calling into question filmmaking ethics in a fascist state.
Boris Godunov — The Same as It Ever Was
Boris Godunov transports us into a different world, even if Russia itself seems impervious to any kind of meaningful change.