Monthly Archives: November 2019

heroism and survival (Film: The 12th Man – Harald Zwart, 2017)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by admin

When the titles of a movie announce that it is ‘inspired by a true story’ I automatically begin to suspect the credibility of what I am about to see. My experience as a film buff has repeatedly demonstrated that the … Continue reading →

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the failing marriage of a goddess (Film: Le mépris – Jean-Luc Goddard, 1963)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by admin

‘Le Mepris‘ (‘Contempt‘) is an attempt by Jean-Luc Godard to use a ‘state-of-the-art’ format and cinema technology for the year 1963, when the film was made. What does Godard do when he has a screen format and film usually reserved … Continue reading →

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immersed in the 50s (Film: Motherless Brooklyn – Edward Norton, 2019)

Posted on November 27, 2019 by admin

Bruce Willis is one of the famous actors whose names appear in the credits of Edward Norton‘s ‘Motherless Brooklyn‘, the actor who has been a director for over two decades writing this adaptation of a Jonathan Lethem‘s novel that directed … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Timpurile lui ‘Blade Runner’

Posted on November 26, 2019 by admin

Suntem în noiembrie 2019. Au trecut 37 de ani de la premiera unuia dintre filmele cele mai cunoscute din istoria genului ‘science fiction’. Este vorba despre ‘Blade Runner’ regizat de Ridley Scott, a cărui premieră a avut loc la 25 … Continue reading →

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these horses don’t gallop (Film: Ut og stjæle hester / Out Stealing Horses – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on November 25, 2019 by admin

Watching movies at a festival such as the Nordic film festival that is currently taking place in several cinematheques in Israel, among which the one in my city sometimes has disadvantages. The second movie (or the next ones!) seen on … Continue reading →

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family crisis (Film: Dronningen / Queen of Hearts – May el-Toukhy, 2019)

Posted on November 24, 2019 by admin

This is the year of family movies, or movies about families. Good movies. The family that is at the center of the Danish film ‘Dronningen‘ or ‘Queen of Hearts‘, winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s public award, is in many … Continue reading →

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world-wide screening (Spirits in the Forest – Depeche Mode, 2019)

Posted on November 21, 2019 by admin

November 21, 2019 may remain in history for several reasons. One of them is the fact that on this day, the premiere of the documentary ‘Spirits in the Forest‘ took place simultaneously in many cities around the world, The event … Continue reading →

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art and love in difficult times (Film: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu – Céline Sciamma, 2019)

Posted on November 20, 2019 by admin

Feminine and feminist cinema. Is there such a thing? If there is one, I think ‘Portrait de la jeune fille en feu‘, the film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, which received the best screenplay award at the Cannes Film … Continue reading →

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looking for the lost life (Film: Le silencieux – Lino Ventura, 1973)

Posted on November 19, 2019 by admin

I decided to see ‘Le Silencieux‘ especially for Lino Ventura, an actor whom I greatly admired in the 60s and 70s. Specializing in ‘rough’ characters from one side or the other of the law, Ventura played in feature films. action … Continue reading →

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