Dead Snow: a mishmash of previous zombie movie plot twist and character stereotypes
Tommy Wirkola, “Dead Snow” (2009) For laughs, gore and stunning mountain scenery you can’t go
The Legend of Suram Fortress: Georgian folk-tale of self-sacrifice and love of country retold in a beautiful film
Sergei Parajanov, “Ambavi Suramis Tsikhitsa” / “The Legend of Suram Fortress” (1986) “The Legend of
The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova): an idiosyncratic film that preserves the spirit and culture of Armenian people
Sergei Parajanov, “The Color of Pomegranates (Sayat Nova)” (1969) A true labour of love, this
Crash (dir. David Cronenberg): dark comedy satire on Western obsession with technology and material culture
David Cronenberg, “Crash” (1996) Based on the eponymous 1973 novel by J G Ballard, this
Number 17: confusing comedy caper not a prime example of Hitchcock’s work
Alfred Hitchcock, “Number 17” (1932) It has many of the ingredients of a typical Hitchcock
Australian and New Zealand Films | Eastern European Films
Penelope: film’s beauty can’t compensate for static plot and characters
Ben Ferris, “Penelopa” aka “Penelope” (2009) Lovely to look at but beautiful, almost abstract scenes
Pumzi: short film with powerful message of preserving resources, freedom and human imagination and dignity
Wanuri Kahiu, “Pumzi” (“Breath”) (2009) Just over 20 minutes long, this movie short from Kenya is set
Rich and Strange: romantic comedy needs Hitchcock’s obsessions to make it richer and stranger
Alfred Hitchcock, “Rich and Strange” aka “East of Shanghai” (1931) One of a group of films
Waltzes from Vienna: Hitchcock ill at ease with musical comedy of Johann Strauss II
Alfred Hitchcock, “Waltzes from Vienna” (1934) What’s this? – a musical comedy about Johann Strauss
French and French-language Films
Man Bites Dog: strong satire on Western cultures’ obsession with sadistic violence
Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Benoît Poelvoorde, “C’est arrive près de chez vous” (“It could happen