Ecce Homo (1968)

Review: Ecce Homo (1968)

Director: Dimitar Kutmanov

Cast: Ada Lupu, Tabita Chirita, Viorel Lascu,

Ada Lupu
Ada Lupu
Tabita Chirita
Tabita Chirita
Viorel Lascu
Viorel Lascu

Plot: In a godforsaken landscape, filmed in transcendental black and white, as if fallen out of time, young Ada lives alone with her ill mother. Her rather lonely existence is characterized by hard work and poverty and as her mother's condition worsens there doesn't seem to be a way out anymore. Ecce homo is a parable about being human, rich in religious symbolism, which dreamily and at the same time sombrely poses existential questions without volunteering answers.

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Trawling the Internet

Trawling the Internet

With a little time and patience, it’s possible to dig up obscure and interesting movies on the Internet – some public domain, others no doubt illegitimate, some in pretty poor shape, others looking just fine. Here’s a collection […]

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