Malmkrog is a 2020 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Cristi Puiu.[1]

Malmkrog
Film poster
Directed byCristi Puiu
StarringFrédéric Schulz-Richard
Release date
  • 20 February 2020 (2020-02-20) (Berlin)
Running time
201 minutes
CountryRomania
LanguagesHungarian
French
Russian
German

Set in turn-of-the-20th-century Transylvania, at the snowy hillside manor of a blithe aristocrat named Nikolai (Frédéric Schulz-Richard), the film follows for nearly the entirety of its 200 minutes a series of winding conversations between a group of bourgeois elite—among them a Russian general's wife (Diana Sakalauskaité), a devout young Christian girl (Marina Palii), a Franco-Russian nobleman (Ugo Broussot), and a middle-aged woman (Agathe Bosch) whose pessimistic worldview seems to embody the essence of Solovyov's book.[2]

The conversations always return to a central topic: whether one should adopt a non-violent approach to the organisation of society (Tolstoy's attitude, which Solovyov abhorred), or approach the duty of fighting war in a fervently committed, Christian spirit.[3]

It was shown in the Encounters section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it also won the Best Director Award.[4][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "'Malmkrog': Film Review. Berlin 2020". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Interview: Cristi Puiu". Film Comment. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Malmkrog is theological philosophy made challenging but beautiful cinema". British Film Institute. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Berlinale Archive, Programme 2020: Encounters, Malmkrog". Berlinale. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Berlinale Archive, Awards & Honours 2020". Berlinale. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
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