Monthly Archives: February 2018

CHANGE.WORLD – În cursa pentru statuete

Posted on February 27, 2018 by admin

Dacă este adevărat că ‘toamna se numără bobocii’, atunci la fel de adevărat este că statuetele se numără pe la sfârșitul iernii. Este vorba desigur despre statuetele care sunt înmânate câștigătorilor premiilor Academiei Artelor și Științelor Imaginilor Mișcătoare. Ei, da, … Continue reading →

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the art of succeeding (Film – Maurizio Cattelan: Be Right Back, 2016)

Posted on February 25, 2018 by admin

Art defies logic. Market forces defy logic. The combination of art and market which is the market of art cannot but defy logic. This may be one of the reasons controversial works of art like the ones created by contemporary … Continue reading →

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a study in vice (Film: The Gambler – Mark Wahlberg, 2014)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by admin

The vice of gambling inspired quite a number of literary and cinematographic works, starting maybe with Dostoevsky’s novel which shares the name with the films that inspired it until the almost masterpiece movie “House of Games” written and directed by … Continue reading →

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games of hazard (Film: 3 coeurs – Benoît Jacquot, 2014)

Posted on February 22, 2018 by admin

Director Benoît Jacquot‘s “3 coeurs” (“3 Hearts”) gathers on screen a stellar cast. The three lead feminine roles are trusted to Catherine Deneuve, Charlotte Gainsbourg, the daughter of …,  and  Chiara Mastroianni, also the daughter of … and also the daughter of … Continue reading →

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carte: Dan Stanca – Anii frigului

Posted on February 21, 2018 by admin

Coperta ediției de la editura Humanitas din 2017 a romanului “Anii frigului” al lui Dan Stanca preia unul dintre autoportretele pictate de Egon Schiele în 1914, anul izbucnirii primului război mondial, doi ani după traumatica experiență a procesului și scurtei … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cu automobilul în jurul soarelui

Posted on February 20, 2018 by admin

Data de 6 februarie 2018 are șanse să fie înscrisă în istoria explorărilor spațiului cosmic ca una dintre bornele de referință, alături de 4 octombrie 1957 (lansarea cu succes pe orbită a primului satelit artificial al Pământului – Sputnik), 12 … Continue reading →

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the artist deserved a more interesting film (Film: Egon Schiele: Tod und Mädchen, 2016)

Posted on February 16, 2018 by admin

Despite being quite a popular and well established genre, biographical films about artists succeed quite seldom to become consistent works of art by themselves. In many cases they deal with personalities whose art and biographies are reasonably or well known … Continue reading →

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verbose and boring true crime biography (Film: Molly’s Game – Jessica Chastain, 2017)

Posted on February 14, 2018 by admin

Americans love the true crime genre. The big bookstores in the US have dedicated true crime books sections. Many of the Hollywood or independent films are based on true crime stories, biographies and memoirs of people who walked on the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Secolul Chinei?

Posted on February 13, 2018 by admin

Prima mea călătorie în China a avut loc în 2006. Eram înarmat cu informații din lecturi și filme, China fiind pentru mine unul dintre acele spații care m-a fascinat dintotdeauna, prin istoria și civilizația ei, datorită încercărilor prin care trecuse … Continue reading →

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a West End show on screen (Film: The Party – Sally Potter, 2017)

Posted on February 10, 2018 by admin

The format of the British film “The Party” directed by Sally Potter is quite unusual. It’s total screen time is just over one hour, which places the film in the class of mid-sized features, not very popular nowadays. It is … Continue reading →

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