Monthly Archives: October 2020

tender vampires (film: Only Lovers Left Alive – Jim Jarmusch, 2013)

Posted on October 15, 2020 by admin

A vampire movie directed by Jim Jarmusch? This question was asked by Jarmusch fans and vampire movie buffs in 2013, when ‘Only Lovers Left Alive‘ was released on screens. The two categories of moviegoers who apparently do not seem to … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

original and copies, reality and appearances (film: Copie conforme – Abbas Kiarostami, 2010)

Posted on October 14, 2020 by admin

‘Certified Copy‘ is one of the latest films by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami and one of the few made by him outside Iran. The landscape is very different from his previous films. The film looks completely ‘European’ and the assimilation … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

the starting point of a few beautiful careers (film: Rendez-vous – André Téchiné, 1985)

Posted on October 13, 2020 by admin

When film director André Téchiné made ‘Rendez-vous‘ in 1985, his name was already well known. However, some of his collaborators were anonymous and this film would be a very good launching pad for celebrities. Téchiné offered the lead role and … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

the heavy burden of history (film: DAU.Natasha – Ilya Khrzhanovskiy, Jekaterina Oertel, 2020)

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

‘DAU. Natasha‘, directed by Ilya Khrzhanovskiy and Jekaterina Oertel, is part of ‘DAU ‘, a project of great ambitions and dimensions, which due to the methods used by the production already provokes heated discussions and controversies. ‘DAU’ started from the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: … după chipul, mersul și asemănarea omului

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

Roboții sunt deja o realitate. 2,4 milioane de roboți sunt deja în funcțiune în întreaga lume, majoritatea dintre ei pe linii de producție în fabrici, dar și în alte locuri cum ar fi spitale, medii toxice, sau chiar în locuințele … Continue reading →

Posted in change.world | Leave a comment

a horror movie packed in a box of chocolates (film: The Voices – Marjane Satrapi, 2014)

Posted on October 10, 2020 by admin

Marjane Satrapi bought her fame with the formidable “Persepolis”, one of those books that promoted comics at the most serious artistic level, a largely autobiographical story describing the author’s childhood during the Islamic revolution in Iran. After bringing this book … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

a cosmonaut meets Alien (film: Sputnik – Egor Abramenko, 2020)

Posted on October 9, 2020 by admin

‘Sputnik‘, the name of the Russian science fiction film directed by Egor Abramenko, immediately brings to mind the period of the beginning of the space era six decades ago, and the technological and political competition between the two superpowers of … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Berlin according to Burhan Qurbani (film: Berlin Alexanderplatz – Burhan Qurbani, 2020)

Posted on October 8, 2020 by admin

The ambitious German director Burhan Qurbani faced a double legend when he decided to make his ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz‘. The literary starting point is Alfred Döblin‘s novel written and published during the Weimar Republic, a book that is repeatedly included in … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

going to the gym may be dangerous for your health (film: Muscle – Gerard Johnson, 2019)

Posted on October 7, 2020 by admin

If you are a big fan of gyms, then ‘Muscle‘ made in 2019 by English director Gerard Johnson might annoy you. If you are planning to start such activities you may change your mind. The film by the English screenwriter … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Bruno Ganz’s adieu with a strong docu-drama about remembrance and the Holocaust (film: Winter Journey – Anders Østergaard, Erzsébet Rácz, 2019)

Posted on October 5, 2020 by admin

‘Winter Journey‘, a film directed by Anders Østergaard and Erzsébet Rácz, brings to the screen the book by Martin Goldsmith, who is also co-author of the screenplay together with the Danish director. Goldsmith is a renowned musicologist, the son of … Continue reading →

Posted in documentary, movies | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment