Sunday, March 22, 2020

State Funerals in USSR and Soviet Belarus

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive elements of military tradition. (Wikipedia)

Lenin's Funeral (1924)


Dzerzhinsky's Funeral (1926)


Kirov's Funeral (1934)


Kupala's Funeral (1942)


Thursday, January 9, 2020

The Decade in Moving Images

This is mostly meant for personal use as a reminder of what I've seen and what I still value. Don't be alarmed if it doesn't seem to make sense as a whole. If you feel this way, you're probably right as this inventory hasn't been edited to highlight any filmmaking trends whatsoever.

2019

Films

Heimat Is a Space in Time / Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit (Thomas Heise)
Jallikattu (Lijo Jose Pellissery)
Martin Eden (Pietro Marcello)
Pure Art / Чыстае мастацтва (Maksim Shved)
The Cordillera of Dreams / La cordillere des songes (Patricio Guzmán)
The Souvenir (Joanna Hogg)
The Traitor / Il traditore (Marco Bellocchio)
Vitalina Varela (Pedro Costa)

TV shows

Atlanta (2nd season, Donald Glover, Hiro Murai, 2016-)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Rachel Bloom, Aline Brosh McKenna, 2015-2019)
The Show About the Show (Caveh Zahedi, 2015-)

Archives

Ears. Eyes. Throats. Restored Classic and Lost Punk Films (1976-1981))