Monthly Archives: May 2020

Coco before Chanel, Audrey after Amelie (film: Coco avant Chanel – Audrey Tautou, 2009)

Posted on May 30, 2020 by admin

Anne Fontaine‘s film ‘Coco avant Chanel‘ (the English title is ‘Coco Before Chanel‘) has three serious reasons to be a movie that I like. Their names are Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde and Emmanuelle Devos. Two actresses and an actor who, … Continue reading →

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mid-age crisis of the New Wave (film: Irma Vep – Olivier Assayas, 1996)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by admin

Movie about movie making are a cinematic genre that has produced many remarkable creations over time. Filmmakers like to make films about their profession. Many of them are tributes to the great creators of the past, rarer are films that … Continue reading →

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the discrete horror of the bourgeoisie (Film: La Fleur du Mal – Claude Chabrol, 2003)

Posted on May 27, 2020 by admin

‘La fleur du mal‘ (English title ‘The Flower of Evil‘) made in 2003 by Claude Chabrol opens with a fairly long frame in which the camera takes us from the ground floor to the second floor of a bourgeois villa … Continue reading →

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a rediscovered jewel from the French cinema of the 60s (film: La fiancée du pirate / A Very Curious Girl – Nelly Kaplan, 1969)

Posted on May 26, 2020 by admin

The life of a cinephile holds surprises and sometimes these surprises are very pleasant. This is the case with the discovery of a film made in 1969 – ‘La fiancée du pirate‘ (in English it was distributed under the title … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cer de octombrie, cer de mai

Posted on May 26, 2020 by admin

Povestea relatată în filmul american ‘October Sky’ regizat de Joe Johnston începe în noaptea de 4 octombrie 1957. A fost o noapte senină pentru o bună parte din America, inclusiv pentru localitatea Coalwood din statul West Virginia, unde trăia familia … Continue reading →

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Capitolele lipsă (carte: Miriam Wax-Yahil – Capitolul lipsă)

Posted on May 25, 2020 by admin

‘… această carte nu este doar o biografie. Este un roman-document care se bazează pe viaţa reală a familiei mele şi pe vremurile cu adevărat turbulente în care aceasta a trăit şi care au fost, pe nedrept, alungate în uitare. … Continue reading →

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memory games (film: Trance – Danny Boyle, 2013)

Posted on May 23, 2020 by admin

Amnesia and hypnosis – these are two phenomena that have been the starting point for many thrillers, some of them classic successes of this film genre. ‘Trance‘ made in 2013 by Danny Boyle combines them in a sophisticated story, with … Continue reading →

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marriage story (film: Gone Girl – David Fincher, 2014)

Posted on May 21, 2020 by admin

‘Gone Girl‘, made in 2014 by David Fincher on a screenplay written by Gillian Flynn who adapted her own bestseller, is a winning combination: it is a very well written thriller with enough upheavals and perspective changes so that the … Continue reading →

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a minuet on the seashore (film: Lola – Jacques Demy, 1961)

Posted on May 19, 2020 by admin

There are afew love stories in the movie ‘Lola‘ made in 1961 by Jacques Demy, but also around this movie. Made in 1961, it was the director’s first feature film, which a few years later would direct ‘Les parapluies de … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Westworld 3 – o distopie în vremea Coronei

Posted on May 18, 2020 by admin

Viața bate filmul, viața bate literatura. În ultimele luni suntem cu toții confruntați cu limitele imaginației, fie că este vorba despre imaginația personală, fie că este vorba despre imaginația creatorilor de fantezii sau a experților în prevederea viitorului, a creatorilor … Continue reading →