A personal journal of film and documentary reviews, and reviews of anything else that intrigues me.
Northern European Films, Russian and Soviet Films
Ando Keskküla, “Jänes (The Hare)” (1976) One of the trippiest animation films I have seen since starting this blog and I have seen a fair few,…
Priit Pärn, “Kolmnurk (The Triangle)” (1982) Yet another delightful animation short from this Estonian animator back in the 1980s and thankfully for a non-Estonian speaker like…
Suzan Pitt, “Asparagus” (1979) A stunning and very colourful film short with a distinct animation style reminiscent of old cartoons from the 1930s, “Asparagus” is an…
French and French-language Films
Philippe Grammaticopoulos, “The Bellies / Les Ventres” (2009) Delightful short film inspired in part by Rene Laloux’s animated work, “The Bellies” features a simple story about…
Sally Cruikshank, “Quasi at the Quackadero” (1975) Here’s a great little cartoon about a mismatched couple, Anita and Quasi, living in a science fantasy future and…
Eastern European Films, French and French-language Films
René Laloux, “Fantastic Planet” / “La Planète Sauvage” (1973) A very absorbing animated science fiction film that superficially looks as if it might have been created…
German and German-language Films
Werner Herzog, “Heart of Glass” (1976) An 18th-century tale of a town dependent on its glass factory becomes a metaphor for the downfall of German and…