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This week’s Poster of the Week Tadeusz Konwicki masterpiece of the Polish Film School.

Tadeusz Konwicki’s THE LAST DAY OF SUMMER (1958) is an austere but beautiful examination of life in the aftermath of tragedy.

Now streaming ✨🎞️

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This week we continue our spotlight on Sándor Reisenbüchler… the visionary who reshaped Hungarian animation with psychedelic, socially charged films from ECOTOPIA (1995) to PANIC (1978), MOON FLIGHT (1975) and THE KIDNAPPING OF THE SUN AND MOON (1968).

Now streaming ✨🎞

On 26 Sept, film critic & programmer Ally Pitts introduces Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin (1925) at MK Gallery, with the acclaimed Pet Shop Boys score.

A landmark of cinema, its radical form and razor-sharp editing still thrill today.

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This week’s Poster of the Week is spotlighted from our recent Community Pick.

Klassiki member Leah Collins chose Rachid Nougmanov’s cult (soon to be) classic, THE NEEDLE (1988), featuring the effortlessly cool Viktor Tsoi.

Stream it now on Klassiki with a 7-day FREE trial ✨🎞️

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Watched THE BONFIRE on @klassiki.bsky.social don’t see many movies set in this part of the world. Enjoyed it.

One of Sándor Reisenbüchler’s most playful and politically pointed shorts, PANIC (1979) weds his familiar dazzling colour palette and engagingly naive visual style to a parable about the dangers of unchecked technology.

Now streaming ✨🎞

“𝘐𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘮, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥, 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥, 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥.”

In this week’s journal, learn all about Sándor Reisenbüchler and the unlikely career of Hungary’s hippie hermit of animation.

Discover this master of animation in our latest Journal article ✨🎞️

✨🎞️ 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗦𝗛𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚 🎞️✨

Explore one of Eastern Europe’s most remarkable visual artists with our collection of shorts from the great Sándor Reisenbüchler.

Four shorts. Four visions. One kaleidoscopic journey through the imagination of Sándor Reisenbüchler.

Now streaming ✨🎞️

This week’s Poster of the Week is from the sinister sci-fi whodunit from Estonian director Grigori Kromanov.

Streaming as part of Ben Rivers’ Klassiki Picks, stream the film before the collection ends on 4 September ✨🎞️

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Last chance to watch the incredible selection of titles from Ben Rivers' Klassiki Picks.

It’s also the final days of our competition for subscribers to win a copy of Ben’s latest book, Urthworks, on our Community Page.

Don’t miss his selection before it ends on 4 September ✨🎞️

This September… psychedelic visions, pop-art collage, and dreamlike explorations!

We’re thrilled to celebrate two visionary filmmakers whose work continues to inspire and astonish.

This September, explore visionary animation, surreal storytelling, and cinematic history… only on Klassiki 🎥✨

Don’t miss Klára Tasovská’s remarkable artist portrait documentary I’M NOT EVERYTHING I WANT TO BE (2024), showing on the big screen this weekend at Bertha DocHouse in London.

Showing from Friday 29 - 31 August. Book today ✨🎟️

✨🎞️ 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗞 🎞️✨

Klassiki member Leah Collins has chosen Rachid Nougmanov’s perestroika punk drama, THE NEEDLE (1988).

With a thrilling soundtrack from Tsoi’s era-defining band Kino, The Needle is widely seen as the film that launched the Kazakh New Wave.

Link in bio ✨🎞️

This October, the 9th London Georgian Film Festival comes to the @frenchinstituteuk.bsky.social

With UK premieres, special Q&As, classic rep screenings and short films from emerging voices... don't miss this year's exciting line-up.

Discover the full listings today ✨🎟️

This week’s Poster of the Week is from Jan Schmidt’s LATE AUGUST AT THE HOTEL OZONE (1967).

In the aftermath of nuclear war, a stern matriarchal figure leads a gang of younger women across a deserted landscape in search of supplies and human contact.

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Our Post-Soviet Visions Collection features experimental docs & period drama, highlighting iconic directors such as Aleksei German & Sergei Loznitsa.

These films recreate the atmosphere of the 20th century to ask profound questions about the past and present.

Explore the collection on Klassiki ✨🎞️

This week’s Poster of the Week is from Konstantin Lopushansky’s unsettling depiction of the future, DEAD MAN’S LETTERS (1986), co-written by Soviet sci-fi great Boris Strugatsky.

Now streaming in the Ben Rivers’ Klassiki Picks collection ✨🎞️

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Congratulations to Ben Rivers, who has been awarded the Pardo Verde at the Locarno Film Festival for his film MARE'S NEST.

Explore Ben’s selection of post-apocalyptic sci-fi titles in his Klassiki Picks, available until 4 September.

Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial today ✨🎞️

We close season four of the 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 with a look at Ukraine’s Donbas, now scarred by war after years of Russian aggression.

Professor Victoria Donovan joins us to discuss her new book and the role of film in shaping Donbas’s image.

Listen now on all major podcast platforms 🗣️✨🗣️✨

✨𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 ✨

Some of the greatest works of Eastern Bloc cinema were never meant to be seen.

Our Banned Classics Collection brings together these once-lost treasures - bold, subversive works from auteurs!

Explore the collection on Klassiki ✨🎞️

Ben Rivers has curated four gems of post-apocalyptic storytelling and sci-fi strangeness for the August edition of Klassiki Picks.

Watch him introduce the films or read our abridged Journal article to learn more about the films in the selection.

Streaming until 4 September ✨🎞️

This week’s Poster of the Week is from Aleksandr Sokurov’s DAYS OF ECLIPSE (1988).

Sokurov conjures a metaphysical portrait of the end of the Soviet empire, imbued with the tragic history of the region and a remarkable lead performance from Alexei Ananishnov.

Now streaming ✨🎞️

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Our latest video essay on Klassiki Notes uncovers the forgotten legacy of the Polish Film School.

Martin Scorsese has long acknowledged the influence of Polish cinema, which has given his work its spiritual backbone.

Subscribe to Klassiki Notes & stream EROICA (1958) & FAREWELLS (1958) today ✨🎞️

For this week’s Klassiki Podcast, we’re profiling the great Estonian actor Jüri Järvet, who was a cult hero of Soviet and Baltic cinema with acclaimed roles in SOLARIS (1972) and KING LEAR (1971).

Despite this, his story remains unknown in the West.

Listen now on all major podcast platforms 🗣️✨

🚨 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 🚨

We’ve teamed up with Ben Rivers to give away signed copies of his latest visual novel Urthworks, published by MACK.

For a chance to win, visit our Community page to enter today. The competition closes on 4 September.

Ts&Cs apply ✨🎞️

On "The Cranes Are Flying" (1957) by Mikhail Kalatozov.

Excerpt from the Klassiki Podcast "From Cranes to Cuba: how Kalatozov and Urusevsky reinvented Soviet cinema".

Listen to the full episode now, wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted by Sam Goff.

Link in bio 🗣️✨

This August, we’re teaming up with Ben Rivers for the latest edition of Klassiki Picks.

The acclaimed artist and filmmaker has curated a quartet of films that delve into post-apocalyptic narratives and surreal science fiction.

Available from 7 August to 4 September ✨🎞️

We are saddened to hear of the passing of writer and director Eldar Shengelaia, who died on Monday.

Georgian cinema has long been defined by the auteurs who illuminated the Soviet studio system with their poetic visual imagination.

Here he is with fellow Georgian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov.

This week’s Poster of the Week comes from Emir Kusturica’s madcap tribute to the marginalised.

A riotous ensemble comedy brimming with music and visual energy, BLACK CAT, WHITE CAT (1997) follows the tangled romances and petty schemes of a Roma community.

Now streaming ✨🐈‍⬛

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This week, we’re launching the latest edition of 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀 with filmmaker Ben Rivers, who has selected a quartet of titles that explore the end of the world.

We sat down with him to discuss the unique nature of Eastern European sci-fi & much more!

Listen now on all major podcast platforms 🗣️✨