Favorite Eastern European Movies?

Gosh.

Even Ivan’s Childhood? That’s an incredibly moving film; mature, and beautifully shot for a debut feature. It’s also his most conventional film in terms of structure.

You didn’t like it?

 

I was fascinated with “Come and See”. I haven’t seen too many others.

 

That was alright, I gave it a 6/10.

 

Damning with faint praise.

 

Adoption (1975)

 

Did anyone see "The Edukators"? It is a little similar to "Goodbye Lenin", and I think even better. Same star, too, (Daniel Bruhl?).


I just saw "The Red and the White" - 7.5/10, fine movie. My only problem was not knowing all the sides, because I'm reading subtitles, and there's the pro and anti-Bolsheviks, and then you add Hungarians, and both sides speak the other language at times. It was a personal war movie. It seems like most of the movies that take place over 100 years ago spend too much effort emphasizing the dress, costumes, speech. And then I think "This was made about 10 years after the USSR invaded Hungary".