Monthly Archives: April 2019

CHANGE.WORLD: Aventura continuă

Voi încerca în aceste zile încărcate de conflicte, proteste, alegeri și divorțuri politice să schimb direcția gândurilor noastre și să mă ocup, cel puțin in acest articol al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD, de noutățile legate de această aventură a cunoașterii care este … Continue reading

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a case of bad education (Film: Un pas in urma serafimilor – Daniel Sandu, 2017)

‘One Step Behind the Seraphim‘, the film that concluded for me the Romanian Film Festival that took place this week in Israel, reminded me Pedro Almodóvar‘s “Bad Education” in many ways. Both films can be seen as recovery exercises from … Continue reading

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normality of evil (Film: Il conformista – Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970)

Bernardo Bertolucci has a difficult posterity. Even the obituaries at his disappearance last year included more or less veiled criticism of his voyeurism in ‘Last Tango in Paris‘ or ‘The Dreamers‘ or its sliding into the extreme-oriental commerciality of ‘The … Continue reading

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pointless (film: Charleston – Andrei Cretulescu, 2017)

Ioana, the main character in ‘Charleston‘ directed by Andrei Cretulescu appears on the screen only in the first minute of the movie. We see her in a cafe, she gets a message on her phone, she runs out, turns the … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Insula de la celălalt capăt al lumii

Nu știu exact cărui gen literar i s-ar potrivi cazul Brexitului care a dominat actualitatea internațională în ultimele luni și riscă să o acapareze pentru încă multă vreme: saga? roman de suspense? dramă? farsă? teatru al absurdului? Am scris și … Continue reading

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bad luck as a way of life (Film: Ghinionistul – Iura Luncasu, 2017)

‘Ghinionistul‘ (‘The Unlucky’ or ‘The Bad Luck Guy’), the comedy directed by Iura Luncasu, which I saw at the Romanian Film Festival, organized in Israel these days, reminded me of the Romanian joke about the guy who after passing away … Continue reading

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dangerous games (Film: Secretul Fericirii – Vlad Zamfirescu, 2018)

‘Secretul Fericirii‘ (‘The Secret of Happiness’), Vlad Zamfirescu‘s debut film was a blessed change of theme and atmosphere after the two ‘heavy’ movies, with political and historical themes, seen in the previous days of the Romanian Film Festival that takes … Continue reading

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end of a civilization (Film: Moromeții 2 – Stere Gulea, 2018)

‘Morometii 2‘ (translated in English as ‘Moromete Family: On the Edge of Time) was the second film that I saw at the Romanian Film Festival organized in Israel these days, and the screening yesterday at the cinematheque in Herzlya was … Continue reading

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so far, Maestro (Film: Aniversarea – Mircea Albulescu, 2017)

‘Aniversarea‘ (‘The Anniversary’) was the first film that I have viewed last evening at the Romanian Film Festival organized in Israel these days. Filmed in 2016 and premiered in 2017, Dan Chisu‘s film was the last appearance on screen of … Continue reading

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a superb film about love in garbage (Film: Les amants du Pont-Neuf – Leos Carax, 1991)

I hope that you’ll excuse my enthusiasm. It is quite rare to fall on a film that I consider it deserving a 10/10 rating on IMDB. I am a demanding cinema fan, and the maximum rating is reserved on my … Continue reading

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