Monthly Archives: April 2014

Carte: Neagu Djuvara – Intre Orient si Occident

Posted on April 29, 2014 by admin

‘Aceasta carte n-a fost scrisa pentru romani. A fost scrisa pentru occidentali, care, in general – chiar in sferele cele mai culte -, nu stiu aproape nimic despre trecutul tarii noastre.’ (pag. 7) Aceasta fraza cu care incepe prefata la … Continue reading →

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guilty pleasures (Film: RED 2 – Bruce Willis, 2013)

Posted on April 26, 2014 by admin

I must confess that one of my guilty pleasures is watching from time to time a movie like RED 2. I mean a movie that is made just for the purpose of entertaining, mixes action and comedy, brings to screen … Continue reading →

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Mendl’s Cakes (Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson, 2014)

Posted on April 25, 2014 by admin

Cakes made at the Mendl’s patisserie play an important role in this film. They are sweet round things, with an appetizing and improbable shape and pastel colors which emanate sugar. They are made by a sweet girl and delivered to … Continue reading →

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the portrait of the artist as a mother (Film: Bloody Daughter – about Martha Argerich, 2012)

Posted on April 19, 2014 by admin

We know about the great musicians of the past only from written stories if they lived and played until the end of the 19th century. We can only imagine and read the stories of the contemporaries about the sound of … Continue reading →

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confusing (Film: Shanghai – John Cusack, 2010)

Posted on April 17, 2014 by admin

Maybe too many pictures were already made about that city and that period and they look too much one like the other. Or maybe after Ang Lee made one of them (Lust, Caution) there is not too much to say … Continue reading →

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Au coeur de la nuit (Film: La Rafle – Jean Reno, 2010)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by admin

The Jewish people faced many dark moments in its long and troubled history. What happened in the night of July 16, 1942 in Paris – the arrest of more than ten thousand Jews, men and women, young, old and children, … Continue reading →

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Passover Movies

Posted on April 12, 2014 by admin

The traditional Passover posting on The Catcher is this time about the Passover movies. There are not too many movies dedicated to the Passover history or even to Passover nowadays, and I am wondering why. The Exodus is one of … Continue reading →

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Carte: Antonio Munoz Molina – Sefarad

Posted on April 3, 2014 by admin

Istoriile spaniolilor si evreilor sunt strans legate. Nu exista, poate,  un alt popor care sa fi influentat mai mult istoria Spaniei, caracterul si cultura spaniola decat evreii. Nu exista, poate, un alt popor al carui caracter, istorie si nume sa … Continue reading →

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