VENICE FILM FESTIVAL Slovene film makes a splash at the Lido Jan Cvitkovič's Kruh in mleko (Bread and Milk, 2001) After a lack of domestic interest, Kruh in mleko went on to scoop the Golden Lion of the Future award at Venice. Brian J Požun explores what the success means to Slovene culture.

ACTOR FOCUS Looking back on Macedonia's Marlon Brando The 9th Risto Šiškov festival The acting festival inspired by Risto Šiškov paid hommage with a retrospective of its dedicatee's film performances this year. Igor Pop Trajkov reviews the career of "the Macedonian Marlon Brando."

KARLOVY VARY Concern for the devil Polish films at the 36th Karlovy Vary film festival Polish cinema has long been marked by tendencies such as "moral concern" and an interest in the "devil of history." Andrew James Horton looks at five recent Polish films that continue this tradition. Previous coverage of Karlovy Vary Seeking truth between the bombs and bullets Balkan war films at Karlovy Vary Rich rewards in simpler forms Russian films at Karlovy Vary

OUT ON VIDEO Train ride to nowhere Pál Sándor's Szerencsés Dániel (Daniel Takes a Train, 1983) One of the first films to explore "the complexities and passions" of the 1956 Soviet invasion of Hungary, Szerencsés Dániel was a hit at the 1983 Cannes festival. Andrew James Horton reviews a new video release.

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