The Turin Horse - a discussion about Béla Tarr's last film

Metropolis (1927) - a discussion about Fritz Lang's epic movie

This time Julia chose a real cinematic masterpiece, Metropolis by Fritz Lang. For some of us it was a first watch and for some of us has seen it several times. This of course made for an interesting discussion, and as some may know it is Thomas' favourite movie, so of course he could also provide with some extra insight behind this monumental film.If you are listening to the podcast version, the full version can be found here: https://youtu.be/L4RZpYHwwuM [https://youtu.be/L4RZpYHwwuM]

The Firebird & We Should Make Movies About Love - a discussion about 2 movies by Roman Mikhaylov

Filipp once again directed us towards some lesser known contemporary russian director, and wanted us to discuss two movies made by him, both connected by the fact that they were shot on the same trip to India.This made for an interesting discussion also about photography and the use of symbols in movies.And we are happy to introduce a new member to our little discussion group, Julia!

Olympia - a discussion about the controversial film by Leni Riefenstahl

This is the audio version of the episode. For video version go here: Olympia video version [https://youtu.be/s7v6seYuRz8] April 6th. 2026 is 130 years since the first Olympic Games. 40 years after the first games this sport event moved to Germany and became the most famous - or infamous - in the history of The Olympics.Not only was this to be a big propaganda event for the horrible oppressive ideology and regime that few years later would set the world on fire, but it was also captured on film by Leni Riefenstahl, an enigmatic figure that on one hand was a visionary artist but on the other hand helped promote the nazi regime.This made for quite an interesting discussion about sports and fascism, the banality of evil, art and politics and much more.

The Turin Horse - a discussion about Béla Tarr's last film

This is the audio version of our discussion. Check the video here: https://youtu.be/mepG81LGeEM [https://youtu.be/mepG81LGeEM] Rysia picked this one, and we had a great discussion about Bela Tarr, his movies, how we felt about The Turin Horse and how to interpret it. There were mixed feelings and experiences and that is always fuel for great debate.

Dogtooth - a discussion about the movie that made Yorgos Lanthimos famous

Rasmus loves the movie Dogtooth but thinks many discussions about this movie totally ignores some key points. It was obvious that this movie had to be discussed in World in a Frame, and it also involved diving into some modern Greek history. But we discussed many topics of control, patriarchy, freedom and much more.