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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.

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September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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 ✨🎞
September 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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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September 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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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September 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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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.
September 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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.

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September 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“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 ✨🎞️
September 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
✨🎞️ 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.

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September 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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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September 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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 ✨🎞️
September 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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 🎥✨
September 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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 ✨🎟️
August 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
✨🎞️ 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 ✨🎞️
August 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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 ✨🎟️
August 27, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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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August 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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 ✨🎞️
August 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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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August 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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.

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August 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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 🗣️✨🗣️✨
August 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
✨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 ✨🎞️
August 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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 ✨🎞️
August 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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.

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August 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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 ✨🎞️
August 12, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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 🗣️✨
August 11, 2025 at 3:32 PM
🚨 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 ✨🎞️
August 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM