Monthly Archives: March 2020

film noir in Paris and Marseille (film: Le Deuxième Souffle – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1966)

Posted on March 31, 2020 by admin

Nowadays, films that last more than two hours or even two and a half hours are no longer a rarity, on the contrary, they have become almost the norm. This was not the case in 1966, when Jean-Pierre Melville directed … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Frumusețea morbidă a Coronei

Posted on March 30, 2020 by admin

„Imaginați-vă… cum ar arăta actuala criză globală dacă Internetul nu ar exista. Fără să-i putem vedea și vorbi cu cei dragi din orice colț al lumii, fără capacitatea de a ne conecta și de a comunica cu prietenii, fără știri … Continue reading →

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twilight of a marriage (Film: 45 Years – Andrew Haigh, 2015)

Posted on March 28, 2020 by admin

I like films that give the chance to veteran actors whom I love to play in significant roles, suitable for older age. This is the case of Andrew Haigh‘s ‘45 Years‘, a movie which brings together on screen Charlotte Rampling … Continue reading →

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first in bed and then in love … maybe (Film: The Singer / Quand j’étais chanteur – Gérard Depardieu, 2006)

Posted on March 24, 2020 by admin

Alain and Marion, the heroes of ‘Quand j’etais chanteur‘ (the English title is ‘The Singer‘) directed by Xavier Giannoliand released on screens in 2006, meet, feel attracted to each other, and spend together what could have remained a one-night stand. … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Roboții și misiunile lor imposibile

Posted on March 23, 2020 by admin

Evenimentele legate de noul corona-virus, care se succed într-un ritm năucitor în ultimele săptămâni, au adus în atenție câteva realizări tehnologice folosite în lupta împotriva pandemiei care bântuie lumea, și cred că este o ocazie bună să le cunoaștem, să … Continue reading →

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a jewel behind the Iron Curtain (Film: Horí, má panenko / The Firemen’s Ball – Milos Forman, 1967)

Posted on March 21, 2020 by admin

‘The Firemen’s Ball‘ (the Czech title is ‘Horí, má panenko‘ – ‘Fire, my doll!’), the last film made in Czechoslovakia by Milos Forman in 1967, before the ‘spring of Prague’ and the exile that moved his career to the West, … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Un virus care îmbolnăvește planeta

Posted on March 16, 2020 by admin

Ce început de deceniu! Cine își imagina acum doar două luni și ceva, când sărbătoream Revelionul, că anii ’20 ai secolului 21 vor începe cu o asemenea zguduire de proporții? Prognozele economice, pensiile și economiile personale (cei care le au), … Continue reading →

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dead-end love (Film: Série noire – Alain Corneau, 1979)

Posted on March 14, 2020 by admin

‘Série noire‘ released on screen in 1979 is part of the gangster movie series that Alain Corneau made in the first decade of his directorial and screenwriting career. It is the French adaptation of a novel by Jim Thompson, co-writer … Continue reading →

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animated realism (film: Tehran Taboo – Ali Soozandeh, 2017)

Posted on March 13, 2020 by admin

‘Tehran Taboo‘ is a film that could not have been made in Iran today. Its creator, film director and animator Ali Soozandeh lives in exile, and the film was made in Germany and Austria in 2017. The action takes place … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Exploratoarele Spațiului

Posted on March 10, 2020 by admin

Ne aflăm cândva, pe la mijlocul anilor ’30 ai secolului nostru, să zicem în 2036. Prima expediție cu echipaj uman a ajuns pe planeta Marte. Întreaga populație a Terrei urmărește în direct transmisia istorică a primilor pași ai omenirii pe … Continue reading →

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