Malmkrog

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

This article is about the film. For the village, see Malmkrog (village).

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]

Cast
  • Frédéric Schulz-Richard as Nikolai
  • Agathe Bosch as Madeleine
  • Marina Palii as Olga
  • Diana Sakalauskaité as Ingrida
  • Ugo Broussot as Edouard
  • István Téglás as István
  • Zoe Puiu as Zoechka

References
  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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