Monthly Archives: October 2021

O carte zguduitoare și controversată (Jerzy Kosinski – Pasărea vopsită)

Posted on October 21, 2021 by admin

Se întâmplă mai rar să văd întâi un film și apoi să citesc cartea care l-a inspirat, dar exact asta s-a petrecut cu ‘Pasărea vopsită’. Am văzut cu un an în urmă filmul din 2019 al regizorului ceh Vaclav Marhoul … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Premianții anului 2021

Posted on October 20, 2021 by admin

A venit toamna și, în afară de culesul strugurilor și de culorile mirifice ale pădurilor de foioase din emisfera nordică, ea a adus și în acest an evenimentul așteptat (mărturisit sau nemărturisit, elogiat sau ironizat) de întreaga comunitate științifică și … Continue reading →

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a late reconciliation (film: Hostiles – Scott Cooper, 2017)

Posted on October 16, 2021 by admin

War has always been a cruel and violent affair and the traumas caused by conflicts in the souls of participants and victims is not a 20th century invention. This would be the main message of Scott Cooper‘s 2017 film ‘Hostiles‘. … Continue reading →

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love and politics in times of war (film: Le ne reve que de vous – Laurent Heynemann, 2019)

Posted on October 15, 2021 by admin

‘Je ne reve que de vous‘, the film by French director Laurent Heynemann, can be considerred one of the cultural casualties of the pandemic. Presented for the first time in 2019 on the festival circuit, it was released on screens … Continue reading →

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survival of the Force (film: The Last Jedi – Rian Johnson, 2017)

Posted on October 14, 2021 by admin

Me and ‘Star Wars’ was not a love at first sight story. I remember myself watching the first series created by George Lucas in 1977 and being quite confused. What was the big fuzz about? I was a big eater … Continue reading →

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Centenar nefestiv (carte: Adrian Cioroianu – A fost odată ca niciodată. Partidul Comunist Român)

Posted on October 12, 2021 by admin

Daca roata istoriei nu s-ar fi învârtit în decembrie 1989, am fi avut parte în 2021 de un an festiv. La începutul lunii mai s-au împlinit o sută de ani de la fondarea Partidului Comunist din România (PCdR) ca urmare … Continue reading →

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post-68 judicial drama (film: Les Assassins de l’ordre – Marcel Carné, 1971)

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

In 1971, when he directed ‘Les assassins de l’hombre‘ starring Jacques Brel, Marcel Carne had passed his heyday. The French director had directed several remarkable films that remained as milestones in the history of French cinema in the period before … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Țestoase în Spațiu

Posted on October 11, 2021 by admin

Articolul de astăzi al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD este dedicat unor eroi aproape întotdeauna anonimi și de multe ori ignorați ai epopeei explorării spațiale. Primele ființe vii care au fost trimise în cosmos, pionierii zborurilor suborbitale și orbitale precedând oamenii, au fost … Continue reading →

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two legends (film: Un singe en hiver – Henri Verneuil, 1962)

Posted on October 9, 2021 by admin

In 1962, the year when Henri Verneuil made ‘Un singe en hiver‘, Jean Gabin was 58 years old (younger than Tom Cruise is today!), He was already considered a ‘sacred monster’ of the French screen and had entered the final … Continue reading →

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21st century Bond (film: NoTime to Die – Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2021)

Posted on October 4, 2021 by admin

One of my guilty pleasures as a moviegoer is watching James Bond movies and I have no intention of apologising for that. Thus, I watched as soon as I had the opportunity ‘No Time to Die‘ directed by Cary Joji … Continue reading →

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