Monthly Archives: May 2019

identity games (Film: Charade – Audrey Hepburn, 1963)

Posted on May 31, 2019 by admin

Had Stanley Donen directed only ‘Singin’ in the Rain‘ it would probably have been enough for him to have a place of honor in the history of cinema. But Donen has directed and produced many other successful films, most of … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Apocalipsele Inteligenței Artificiale

Posted on May 28, 2019 by admin

Sfârșitul lumii a fost imaginat și prezis într-un număr infinit de scenarii și profeții. În ultimii ani li s-a adăugat o nouă categorie, a cărei sursă nu trebuie căutată nici în cărțile sfinte ale diferitelor religii, și nici măcar în … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Arta ca știință, știința ca artă

Posted on May 22, 2019 by admin

Știința și arta sunt două aspecte ale cunoașterii umane, considerate în multe sisteme filosofice ca aspecte complementare. Complementare, însă nu complet distincte. Ambele își au originea în dorința oamenilor de a descoperi și înțelege lumea din jur, de a împărtăși … Continue reading →

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the enigmas of ‘Persona’ (Film: Persona – Ingmar Bergman, 1966)

Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin

‘Persona‘ is one of the most enigmatic movies in the history of cinema. Those who read the chronicles written right after the 1966 release of the film or the articles dedicated to it in the books of cinema history will … Continue reading →

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youth of a genius (Film: Young Picasso – Phil Grabsky, 2019)

Posted on May 17, 2019 by admin

1907 was an ‘annus mirabilis’ (a wonderful year) in the history of art and in the life of Pablo Picasso. It was the year when Picasso painted ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’, a painting that overturned all the traditional conceptions of composition, … Continue reading →

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dream or absurd or both? (Film: Buffet Froid – Gérard Depardieu, 1979)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by admin

‘Buffet Froid‘ made in 1979 by Bertrand Blier can be seen as an almost perfect antithesis of the films of the French New Wave that had burst into the cinema world two decades ago. If the New Wave was a … Continue reading →

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a big story, a failed movie (Film: Red Joan – Judi Dench, 2018)

Posted on May 15, 2019 by admin

Trevor Nunn, the director of ‘Red Joan‘, had in his hands a huge story. He also had in the cast Judi Dench, a great actress in a role that seemed to have been written for her. The film starts very … Continue reading →

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an inconvenient mirror (Film: Cea mai fericitã fatã din lume – Radu Jude, 2009)

Posted on May 14, 2019 by admin

‘This is who we are!’. This is the message that film director Radu Jude repeats obsessively in all his films. He puts an uncomfortable mirror in the face of the sometimes unwilling Romanian spectators, bound to face unpleasant truths about … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Dialog despre viitor

Posted on May 14, 2019 by admin

Mark Zuckerberg: Salutări, tuturor. În acest an, organizez o serie de discuții publice despre viitorul Internetului și al societății și despre unele dintre marile probleme din jurul acestora.  Astăzi sunt aici împreună cu Yuval Noah Harari, istoric reputat și autor … Continue reading →

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the formidable magnetism of Anna Magnani (film: Beautiful – Luchino Visconti, 1951)

Posted on May 13, 2019 by admin

‘They do not make movies like those anymore’ is a saying that makes me smile. Of course, it is true. For the good and for the bad. The technical means, the tastes of the audiences, the style of acting, and … Continue reading →

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