Monthly Archives: October 2013

Carte: Elif Shafak – Onoare

Posted on October 29, 2013 by admin

Cu cativa ani intarziere am urmat recomandarea unui prieten in al carui gust ma incred si am citit una dintre cartile lui Elif Shafak. Nu este exact cartea pe care mi-o recomandase el (povata lui fiind sa incep cu Bastarda … Continue reading →

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not really flawless (Film: Flawless – Michael Caine, Demi Moore, 2007)

Posted on October 20, 2013 by admin

‘Flawless’ meets two actors who for me are at the opposite poles – Michael Caine who cannot do wrong and Demi Moore who cannot do right. The action tales place in the early 60s and Moore is a female executive in … Continue reading →

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Carte: Sofi Oksanen – Ziua cand au disparut porumbeii

Posted on October 15, 2013 by admin

Ziua cand au disparut porumbeii’ este a doua carte pe care o citesc a scriitoarei finlandeze-estoniene Sofi Oksanen la scurt interval dupa ‘Purificare’ despre care am scris acum cateva saptamani. Traducerea de aceasta data ii apartine lui Sigrid Crasnean, cartea … Continue reading →

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the world of Purcarete on screen (Film: ‘Somewhere at Palilula – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by admin

‘Somewhere in Palilula’ has managed to divide in camps not only film critics but also my friends who have seen it. Reactions ranged from enthusiastic acceptance till total rejection. In Romania it apparently had a fairly short career on screen … Continue reading →

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lumea lui Purcarete pe ecran (Film: ‘Undeva la Palilula’ – Silviu Purcarete, 2012)

Posted on October 13, 2013 by admin

‘Undeva in Palilula’ a reusit sa-i imparta in tabere nu numai pe criticii de film ci si pe prietenii mei care l-au vazut. Paleta reactiilor a fost impartita intre acceptare entuziasta si respingere totala. In Romania a avut se pare … Continue reading →

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heroic view of the Bielski brothers story (Film: Defiance – Edward Zwick, 2008)

Posted on October 11, 2013 by admin

Defiance tells about one of the lesser known episodes of World War II in which a group of Polish Jews saved themselves from the ghettos and the executions by the German occupiers and their local collaborators and formed a partisans … Continue reading →

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Carte: Arkadi & Boris Strugatki – Un miliard de ani pana la sfarsitul lumii

Posted on October 8, 2013 by admin

Colectia “Fictiune fara frontiere” a editurii Paralela 45 a reusit in ultimii ani sa readuca in atentia publicului romanesc amator de literatura stiintifico-fantastica dar nu numai lui, operele scriitorilor sovietici Arkady si Boris Strugatsky – un cuplu de autori al … Continue reading →

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non-passionate (Film: Passion – Brian De Palma, 2012)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by admin

I went to this film against all my instincts. I had read already (some of) the bad reviews but I was hoping they were wrong. I so much admire some of the previous works of Brian De Palma (films like … Continue reading →

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elephants eating pastries (Film: Hunting Elephants – Israel, 2013)

Posted on October 6, 2013 by admin

The popular comedies mixed with Mediterranean melodramas got a name of their own in the Israeli cinema of the 70s: ‘bourekas movies’. ‘Bourekas’ are the local flavor of the Turkish pastries. The genre was dominant while the Israeli cinema was … Continue reading →

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love in times of war (Film: Venuto al mondo – Penelope Cruz, 2012)

Posted on October 5, 2013 by admin

This time the translation in Hebrew got it right, following the original Italian title which says ‘Come to the world’ rather than the English title ‘Twice Born’. The film is indeed about bringing children to the a world in conflict, … Continue reading →

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