Monthly Archives: December 2020

Europe in war (film: The Painted Bird – Vaclav Marhoul, 2019)

‘The Painted Bird‘ (2019) by Czech director Václav Marhoul is a very difficult film to evaluate. On the one hand, from a cinematic point of view, it is one of the remarkable performances we have seen in recent years – … Continue reading

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incarnations of faith (film: Corpus Christi – Jan Komasa, 2019)

The story in ‘Corpus Christi‘ (2020), the film by Polish director Jan Komasa, takes place in contemporary Poland. It belongs to a category of films coming from the former communist states in Eastern Europe, which portray in various forms the … Continue reading

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two teenagers in New York (film: Never Rarely Sometimes Always – Eliza Hittman, 2020)

While watching ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always‘, Eliza Hittman‘s film, another production that after the premiere (and award) at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2020 had the misfortune that its launch on screens was postponed for who knows how long … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Lilieci, vampiri și mecanismele fricii

Cu aproape trei ani în urmă, când planeta noastră era mult mai mică, am făcut una dintre acele călătorii visate din totdeauna, din care, de obicei, reușim să punem în aplicare într-o viață mult mai puține decât planificăm, în care … Continue reading

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smart entertainment (film: Palm Springs – Max Barbakow, 2020)

‘Palm Springs‘ directed by Max Barbakow (incredibly at his first feature film) is for me the good surprise of the end of this strange cinematic year 2020. It is also a film that proves once again, if necessary, to skeptics … Continue reading

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the feast got cold (film: Babette’s Feast – Gabriel Axel, 1987)

‘Babette’s Feast‘, a film written (after a story by  Karen Blixen) and directed by Gabriel Axel, was a huge international hit in 1987 when it hit the screens, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film that year. I … Continue reading

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saving the family, somewhere in America (film: The Killing of Two Lovers – Robert Machoian, 2020)

‘The Killing of Two Lovers‘ (2020) directed by Robert Machoian is another one of those films whose fate has been changed by the pandemic. The premiere took place at the Sundance festival in January 2020. I’m not sure if and … Continue reading

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the war that did not end (TV series: Valley of Tears / Shaat Neila – CAN 11)

When do wars end? When cease-fires are signed? Maybe when peace treaties are signed? The TV series ‘Shaat Neila‘ (Closing Hour, alluding to the prayer that concludes the Yom Kippur ceremonies in synagogues) or ‘Valley of Tears‘ once again demonstrates … Continue reading

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Viața văzută de dincolo (carte: Yu Hua – Ziua a șaptea)

‘Ziua a șaptea’, originalul roman al scriitorului chinez Yu Hua, apărut în 2013 și publicat în 2020 de Editura Humanitas-fiction în colecția ‘Raftul Denisei’ în traducerea impecabilă a Luminiței Bălan, începe cu moartea lui Yang Fei, eroul cărții. ‘Atunci am … Continue reading

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this bookshop does not deliver (film: The Bookshop – Isabel Coixet, 2017)

Books and bookstore lovers will find many things they will like in ‘The Bookshop‘, the film made in 2017 by Isabel Coixet. It is a film about books and how they can change people’s lives, about people who love books … Continue reading

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