"Let's go to bed, before you say something REAL.
Let’s go to bed, before you say how you FEEL..."
Influence of the Italian neorealism.
The DEFEATED Realism established by Zhdanov.
New tendencies in Czechoslovakia and Poland. ie. Wajda, Polanski, Passer, Forman.
Cinema Verité in Hungary, ie. Mészáros Márta.
New Film in Yugoslavia.
Raw realism of Krzysztof Kieślowski.
UMBETO D.
Vittorio De Sica’s neorealist masterpiece follows Umberto D., an elderly pensioner, as he struggles to make ends meet during Italy’s postwar economic boom. Alone except for his dog, Flike, Umberto strives to maintain his dignity while trying to survive in a city where traditional human kindness seems to have lost out to the forces of modernization.
THE CRANES ARE FLYING
Veronica and Boris are blissfully in love, until the eruption of World War II tears them apart. Boris is sent to the front lines…and then communication stops. Meanwhile, Veronica tries to ward off spiritual numbness while Boris’s draft-dodging cousin makes increasingly forceful overtures. The Cranes Are Flying is a superbly crafted drama, bolstered by stunning cinematography and impassioned performances.
ASHES AND DIAMOND
On the last day of World War Two in a small town somewhere in Poland, Polish exiles of war and the occupying Soviet forces confront the beginning of a new day and a new Poland. In this incendiary environment we find Home Army soldier Maciek Chelmicki, who has been ordered to assassinate an incoming commissar. But a mistake stalls his progress and leads him to Krystyna, a beautiful barmaid who gives him a glimpse of what his life could be. Gorgeously photographed and brilliantly performed, Ashes and Diamonds masterfully interweaves the fate of a nation with that of one man, resulting in one of the most important Polish films of all time.
THE RATS WOKE UP
Velimir Bamberg lives a very lonely life. The only contact he has with the outside world is through the choral society to which he belongs. Bamberg has a sister who is ill. He would like to send her to the seaside, but he can’t afford it, and he doesn’t want to do anything illegal.
TWILIGHT by Feher Gyorgy, based on a screenplay written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt. In this grim story, three murders of young girls are committed in a similar manner, and their bodies are all found in the woods. The only suspect, a young man assumed to be a pedophile, commits suicide during the investigation. A policeman becomes obsessed with solving the mystery of this serial killer and he continues to investigate even after he has been taken off the case.
SATANTANGO
Set in a struggling Hungarian agricultural collective, a group of lost souls reeling from the collapse of their Communist utopia face an uncertain future, until the arrival of a charismatic stranger in whom they believe lies their salvation.
RENGETEG
Hungarian director Benedek Fliegauf makes his feature-length debut with Rengeteg (Forest). Shot on digital video, the episodic film is composed of a series of seven different intimate parts book ended by footage of the same people in a large public space. These characters aren’t given an introduction, context, or even character names. Cinematographer Zoltan Lovasi shoots the ensemble cast of non-actors exclusively in close-ups, so the larger situation is never made completely clear. Each segment involves a small group of people in some kind of intense and possibly disturbing conversation.
STORY STYLE RECEPTION
IMPORT/EXPORT
A nurse from the Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason. Astonishing fact of modern society by Ulrich Siedl.
TILVA ROŠ
Bor, Serbia, once the largest copper mine, now just the biggest hole in Europe. Small union protests are going on. Toda and Stefan are best friends, skaters, who spend their first summer after finishing high school. Stefan's going to Belgrade to the University in fall. Toda says he wouldn't apply to the University even if he had the money. They spend time shooting "Jackass-like" videos and hanging out with Dunja, who came back from France for her holidays, and get into a quiet battle for her attention. In that strange relationship of dying friendship and rivalry they try to get ahead of each other. But when small union protest evolves into a huge riot their destructiveness will tie them together.
REALISM IN ROMANIA
Niki Ardelean, colonel în rezerva by Lucian Pintilie (2003).
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu by Cristi Puiu (2005).
4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 days by Cristian Mungiu (2007). Palme D’or in Cannes.
Police, Adj. by Corneliu Poromboiu (2009).
REALISM IN TURKEY
Distant, Climates, Three Monkeys, etc by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (2002-2008).
Times and Wind by Reha Erdem (2006).
Egg, Milk, Honey by Samih Kaplanoglu (2007-2010).
ENERGY FOR THE WINGS
FREEDOM of the AUTHOR…
Expressing thoughts, inventive style, imitation of life, full judgement on human kind.
FREEDOM of the SPECTATOR…
Feeling similar, or even equal with the author.
Ready (Open) to enjoy, to learn, to be inspired… whatever one will do for a feeling of personal freedom!
PERSPECTIVE OF CINEMA
• Freedom of the creative AUTHOR.
• Law budget of the PRODUCTION, and possibilities of co-production in the region.
• Network of DISTRIBUTION at furious development,
• Movies EVERYWHERE and EVERYTIME…
• Expressing the talent is the most valuable offer at the MARKET today…
Because…
Because, millions of SCREENS are SWITCHED ON every morning, but only a few brilliant IDEAS for a GOOD film story.
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