Monthly Archives: June 2016

‘Youth’ is about being Old (Film: Youth – Paolo Sorrentino, 2015)

Posted on June 22, 2016 by admin

Is the fact that I immensely liked ‘Youth’ a sign that I am getting old? I can tell you (and I will tell you) a few good reasons ‘Youth’ is not a masterpiece, and yet, I resonated and was really … Continue reading →

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Carte: Amos Oz – Iuda

Posted on June 21, 2016 by admin

Nu este uşor să traduci un scriitor de complexitatea lui Amos Oz din ebraică în română, două limbi foarte diferite ca origine, structură, evoluţie istorică şi contexte culturale. Dificultăţile întâmpinate de Marlena Braester în traducerea lui ‘Iuda’ apărută în 2016 … Continue reading →

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dresses and deaths down-under (Film: The Dressmaker – Kate Winslet, 2015)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by admin

The Dressmaker brings to screen a successful Australian novel by Rosalie Ham who sets her 1950s story in a small dessert town in the middle of the big Nowhere which is the Australian wilderness. It’s one of these ‘out-of-the-track’ films … Continue reading →

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this tree is barren, pretentious and boring (Film: The Tree of Life: Terrence Malick, 2011)

Posted on June 11, 2016 by admin

I had this film recorded on my cable TV memory device for quite a while. I was quite curious now to see it with my own eyes, after the dust of the extreme reception it enjoyed settled. Some of the … Continue reading →

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the end of capitalism? (Film: The Big Short – Adam McKay, 2015)

Posted on June 4, 2016 by admin

Was Karl Marx right with his critics and analysis about the capitalist system, its crisis, and inequalities? The question must have crossed the minds of many people faced with the periodic failures of the world economy and financial systems in … Continue reading →

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