Monthly Archives: August 2017

Carte: Thomas Mann – Alteţă regală

Posted on August 30, 2017 by admin

Cariera literară a lui Thomas Mann (1875 – 1955) acoperă şi depăşeşte puţin în timp întreaga primă jumătate a secolului 20, poate una dintre cele mai zbuciumate jumătăţi de secol din istoria omenirii. Un exerciţiu mintal simplu ne poate ajuta … Continue reading →

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the winter of the film director (Film: Kira Kiralina – Dan Pita, 2014)

Posted on August 28, 2017 by admin

The success of the Romanian cinema in the last decade or so did not spring up from nothing. Although the cinema in Romania was more strictly censored and controlled by propaganda during the Communist period, a handful of talented directors … Continue reading →

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no hope to cling (Film: I, Olga Olga Hepnarová – 2016)

Posted on August 27, 2017 by admin

For the second consecutive year the cinematheque in my city hosts a Czech Film Festival, and the most interesting film I have seen by now is this work co-directed by Petr Kazda and Tomás Weinreb describing an event that took … Continue reading →

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solid war drama (Film: The Man with the Iron Heart – Cédric Jimenez, 2017)

Posted on August 26, 2017 by admin

The assassination in Prague in 1942 of Reinhardt Heydrich – ‘protector’ of Bohemia and Moravia and one of the planners of the ‘final solution’ – was one of the most spectacular events of WWII. Although it did not change dramatically … Continue reading →

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mirror games (film: L’amant double – Francois Ozon, 2017)

Posted on August 17, 2017 by admin

After having seen last week the 2016 “Frantz” I continued yesterday my (François) Ozon cure with “The Double Lover” (or “L’amant double” in original) the latest film of the French director, a film that was present also in the 2017 … Continue reading →

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Carte: Ismail Kadare – Firmanul orb

Posted on August 16, 2017 by admin

Ismail Kadare face parte – alături de Philip Roth şi de Amos Oz – dintr-o foarte puţin numeroasă şi foarte selectă categorie de scriitori contemporani al căror nume este menţionat în fiecare an de mai bine de un deceniu între … Continue reading →

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not just action (Film: Edge of Tomorrow – Tom Cruise, 2014)

Posted on August 15, 2017 by admin

A lot of film fans deplore or criticize Tom Cruise‘s latest choice of roles. They all seem to be focusing on action movies, with the 55 (!) years old actor cast in roles where the ration between fights, high-speed chases … Continue reading →

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magic fun (Film: Now You See Mee – Morgan Freeman, 2013)

Posted on August 13, 2017 by admin

I have somehow missed ‘Now You See Me‘, a very entertaining movie directed by Louis Leterrier when it was released four years ago. Luckily, it’s one of those movies that do not lose their appeal that fast, and then it’s … Continue reading →

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victims of war (Film: Frantz – Francois Ozon, 2016)

Posted on August 12, 2017 by admin

‘Frantz‘ is one of those films that follows you long after the screening is over. What I and maybe many other viewers of François Ozon‘s 2016 film  will remember years from now will be the silhouettes of the two principal … Continue reading →

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graphic novel on screen (Film: Sin City: A Dame to Kill For – Mickey Rourke, 2014)

Posted on August 11, 2017 by admin

There are films based on graphic novels (comics books) heroes and action stories and the genre is flourishing making happy studios and fans of all ages. And there are the ‘Sin City’ films which are graphic novels on screens.  ‘Sin … Continue reading →

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