Monthly Archives: November 2020

first film, interrupted? (film: Supernova – Bartosz Kruhlik, 2019)

Posted on November 13, 2020 by admin

I often see the debut films of the great filmmakers and I notice signs and qualities that indicate the talent that will develop in a wonderful career. ‘Supernova‘, the film written and directed in 2019 by Polish filmmaker Bartosz Kruhlik … Continue reading →

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women liberation (film: United States of Love – Tomasz Wasilewski, 2016)

Posted on November 12, 2020 by admin

The life stories in ‘United States of Love‘ (the original title is ‘Zjednoczone stany milosci‘), the 2016 film by Polish director and screenwriter Tomasz Wasilewski take place in 1990. That was the first year of freedom in Eastern Europe after … Continue reading →

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demons and buried skeletons (film: Demon – Marcin Wrona, 2015)

Posted on November 11, 2020 by admin

The story surrounding the film ‘Demon‘ made in 2015 by Polish director Marcin Wrona is almost as tragic as the story in the film, and builds around it a special aura. The director committed suicide shortly after the premiere, during … Continue reading →

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a beautiful movie about a troubled marriage (film: Arrhytmia – Boris Khlebnikov, 2017)

Posted on November 10, 2020 by admin

The beautiful film ‘Arrhythmia‘ made in 2017 by Boris Khlebnikov reminded me of a brand of Russian (Soviet in fact) cinema that I had kind of forgotten and which I really liked in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Those … Continue reading →

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in the footsteps of Ozu (film: Still Walking – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2008)

Posted on November 9, 2020 by admin

Coincidentally, I viewed ‘Still Walking‘, Hirokazu Koreeda‘s 2008 film the day after viewing ‘Tokyo Story‘, Yasujirô Ozu‘s masterpiece. The two films are made 55 years apart, but they are very close in terms of dealing with the relationships between generations, … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Tehnologia înlesnește tirania?

Posted on November 9, 2020 by admin

Yuval Noah Harari nu se sfiește să facă afirmații răspicate, surprinzătoare, provocatoare. Intelectualul israelian născut în 1976, profesor în departamentul de istorie al Universității Ebraice din Ierusalim, autorul a trei cărți de mare succes și popularitate apărute în traducere și … Continue reading →

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parents and children (film: Tokyo Story – Yasujirô Ozu, 1953)

Posted on November 7, 2020 by admin

Yasujirô Ozu‘s ‘Tokyo Story‘ was made in 1953, the year of my birth. 67 years have passed since then, the film is the same age as me. It addresses a recurring theme of Ozu‘s creation – the disintegration of the … Continue reading →

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Andrey Konchalovskiy is still here (film: Dear Comrades – Andrey Konchalovskiy, 2020)

Posted on November 6, 2020 by admin

‘Dear Comrades‘ (2020) presented in world wide premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it won the special jury award proves that at the age of 83 Andrey Konchalovskiy is not satisfied with just being a living legend. The screenwriter … Continue reading →

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the train station in the center of Europe (film: Closely Watched Trains – Jiri Menzel, 1966)

Posted on November 5, 2020 by admin

Films from Czechoslovakia were among the hottest and most interesting topics of world cinema in the mid-60s. In 1966, when he made ‘Closely Watched Trains‘, Jirí Menzel was 28 years old and this was his first feature film. He won … Continue reading →

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the birth of the myth (film: Dr. No – Sean Connery, 1962)

Posted on November 3, 2020 by admin

Sean Connery‘s departure to a better world has brought to the attention of moviegoers some of his most famous films, including the first films in the James Bond series. On this occasion, I also completed my spectator record by seeing … Continue reading →

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