Sergei Loznitsa

“Henri-Georges Clouzot. And this film tell a story which show us what it means fascism and from where it came and how it destroyed society.”

“Do you have this Salò by Pasolini? I remember I watched this film in Soviet Union collapse already. Yuri Arabov, he teach dramaturgy in our school and he show us this film like forbidden piece of art. The door was closed and I remember people in such a small room, we watch on the small cinema, the TV. For Soviet Union it was a revolution, you know. I love this two brothers, this films which I love, the films and directors who fight.”

“, you have a Arturo! Deep Crimson, fantastic! I will send Arturo photo of that. So, it's a great... You know, this film inspired Tarkovsky made a film Nostalghia. The story when somebody, you know, close his family and keep family from world outside, it's from Arturo Ripstein.”

“I have a relationship to Kira Muratova. So, this is first her film which named Brief Encounters, in Russian it's Korotkie vstrechi, short meetings. And she made this film in 60s. And 60s was in Soviet Union a little bit time of freedom. And after that she continue another film she made another film, Dolgie provody., it is here. So, this is two films and after that she lose her job and till 1988 she was like a member of studio in Odessa, but what she did, she clean the floor in film studio.”

“Okay, it's another great Soviet and Ukrainian director, Larisa Shepitko. Also very strong like a Kira Muratova.”

“So, and another I know this very good director, Aki Kaurismäki, you know, the great person, great director. I love his sense of humor and grotesque which you can find in all his films. And it's very sad, very sentimental and very distance in same time. Good.”