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Kristina Grozeva
Film Review: Glory
Eastern European cinema has changed considerably over the decades, but it has had a tendency to reflect the concerns and problems of normal people. After decades of censorship, as the old Eastern Bloc opened itself up to capitalism and the EU, the nature of its cinema changed. However, disillusionment set in, and with the financial …
Film Review: The Lesson
Bulgaria is hardly known for having a strong film making tradition. Despite having its golden age in the 1970s and 1980s most people in the West will struggle to name one film that the country has produced. Whilst Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov’s film The Lesson is unlikely to change this situation it’s certainly a sign that …