Space in Romanian and Hungarian Cinema

Anna Batori is a lecturer in the Faculty of Theatre and Television at Babeş-Bolyai University, Romania.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. The socialist production of Eastern European space. - 3. The socialist cinema of Romania.- 4. The Romanian films of the transition period.- 5. The Romanian New Cinema.- 6. The cinema of Cristi Puiu.- 7. The cinema of Corneliu Porumboiu.- Horizontal enclosure in the post-socialist cinema of Hungary.- Space in contemporary Hungarian cinema.- 8. Horizontal enclosure in the post-socialist cinema of Hungary.- 9. Space in contemporary Hungarian cinema.- 10. Films of the cursed Hungarian landscape.- 11. Conclusion.

“Space in Romanian and Hungarian Cinema can ultimately be seen as a valuable study of both Hungarian and Romanian cinema. … The analysis throughout is bold, engaging and original, and, in highlighting a continuation of implicit forms of social, political and historical engagement in the cinemas of post-socialist Hungary and Romania, Batori’s work is a worthwhile addition to the study of post-socialist memory politics.” (Phil Mann, Frames Cinema Journal, June 14, 2019)