Monthly Archives: November 2021

the story of an imperfect woman (film: The Worst Person in the World – Joachim Trier, 2021)

Posted on November 29, 2021 by admin

The heroine ofJoachim Trier‘s latest film ‘The Worst Person in the World‘ (2021) is about 30 years old, but she still hasn’t managed to find a profession that would give full meaning to her life, or the man she would … Continue reading →

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long journey to the north (film: Compartment Number 6 – Juho Kuosmanen, 2021)

Posted on November 26, 2021 by admin

I was curious to see ‘Compartment no 6‘, the film by Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen, which became one of the most awarded movies on the festival circuit during this special year which is 2021. The film is a ‘road movie’ … Continue reading →

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mistaken identity (film: Mr. Klein – Joseph Losey, 1976)

Posted on November 25, 2021 by admin

Somehow, I succeed to see only now, 45 years after its release, ‘Mr. Klein‘, Joseph Losey‘s 1976 film, one of the most interesting movies about the Holocaust and Paris during the Nazi occupation. The film is produced by Alain Delon, … Continue reading →

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a revenge movie like no other (film: Riders of Justice – Anders Thomas Jensen, 2020)

Posted on November 24, 2021 by admin

The poster for ‘Riders of Justice‘, the 2020 film by Danish director Anders Thomas Jensen, features a bearded and tough-looking Mads Mikkelsen with a rifle on his back and a pistol in his hand. It could very well be a … Continue reading →

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strong political docu-drama about the Communist show trials (film: L’aveu – Costa-Gravras, 1970)

Posted on November 23, 2021 by admin

‘L’aveu‘ (the English title is ‘The Confession‘), a film made in 1970 by Costa-Gavras a year after the international success of his previous film, ‘Z‘, is already an object of historical study. A year after exposing to the world in … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cum călătoresc banii?

Posted on November 22, 2021 by admin

Economia modernă conștientizează din ce în ce mai mult valoarea informației. Reciproca este însă și ea valabilă. Informația înseamnă bani. Banii înseamnă informație. Transferurile financiare se făceau acum un mileniu în cufere umplute cu monede transportate de caravane. Cu doar … Continue reading →

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De Palma between Hitchcock and Lynch (film: Sisters – Brian De Palma, 1972)

Posted on November 20, 2021 by admin

Made in 1972, ‘Sisters‘ is one of Brian De Palma‘s few ‘Hitchcockian’ films in the first stages of his long and prolific film career. Arguably the best in this category. It is interesting that De Palma had become a Hitchcock … Continue reading →

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Contrastele sunt o sursă inepuizabilă pentru caricatură (interviu cu Andy Ceaușu)

Posted on November 19, 2021 by admin

Dialogul nostru de astăzi îl are ca interlocutor pe caricaturistul israelian născut în România Andy Ceaușu sau pe scurt ANDY. Inginer de formație, Andy este absolvent al Facultății de Electrotehnică a Institutului Politehnic din Iași. Grafician și artist complex, Andy … Continue reading →

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truth at all price (film: Boite Noire – Yann Gozlann, 2021)

Posted on November 18, 2021 by admin

Here is a movie that I beleive deserves a better fate than the one it has had so far. ‘Boite noire‘ (or ‘Black Box‘ in English) directed by Yann Gozlan, who is also co-author of the screenplay, got lost in … Continue reading →

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an old story, different points of view (film: The Last Duel – Ridley Scott, 2021)

Posted on November 16, 2021 by admin

Ridley Scott is almost 84 years old, but age does not seem to diminish his ambitions or his film-making appetite. ‘The Last Duel‘ proves once again that the English-born director is one of those cinematic forces that manages to make … Continue reading →

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