Central Europe

Often considered one of the best films produced in Czechoslovakia, The Cremator (Spalovač mrtvol, 1969) is an impeccable example of the Czechoslovak New Wave. Darkly surreal, it portrays how [...]

The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973) is an oneiric and elusive film, where the sacred and the profane flow interchangeably. Director Wojciech Jerzy Has, drawing on the legacy of Bruno Schulz’s [...]

Our partner OsTraum highlights some of the best examples of socialist architecture in Berlin, as a part of this month's focus on architecture

Kirsten Terrill argues that Poland must acknowledge the full spectrum of Polish history without the interference of politics

Pyke Haans reviews Agnieszka Holland's latest film focusing on the border between Poland and Belarus on the Białowieża Forest

Fin Logie reviews Barbora Sliepková's debut feature "Lines," a Slovakian documentary featured in KineDok’s 2023 programme

Roland Papp analyses Viktor Orbán's actions at the European Council summit vis-à-vis Ukraine, including how his actions are retold back home

Laura Puciataitė examines the cultural significance of Poland's milk bars, relating their history and how they have survived into modernity

The team behind Lossi 36 shares with you their favourite recommendations of books, podcasts, and movies covering all of Lossi's regions.

Katarzyna Rybarczyk shows how the quest for green energy bears destructive consequences for the Polish forest.