Monthly Archives: February 2022

Singularitatea se întâmplă deja

Posted on February 28, 2022 by admin

Parcursul săptămânal al știrilor din lumea tehnologiilor avansate începe de la un incitant articol pe care l-am citit recent, apărut în ultimul număr din 2021 al revistei ‘The Atlantic’. Tema articolului este singularitatea, adică momentul din istoria evoluției omenirii în … Continue reading →

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the godfather of heist movies and of many other (film: Du rififi chez les hommes – Jules Dassin, 1955)

Posted on February 25, 2022 by admin

Francois Truffaut called ‘Du rififi chez les hommes‘ (or simply ‘Rififi‘) the best French film noir, hastening to add that it is based on the worst French noir novel (written by August Le Breton). The film is adapted and directed … Continue reading →

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a movie about the war that started the war (film: Dombass – Sergey Loznitsa, 2018)

Posted on February 24, 2022 by admin

The political events of recent weeks have brought to the attention of the whole world a geographical area whose existence most of us ignored or had very vague notions about – eastern Ukraine with the separatist regions that have proclaimed … Continue reading →

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late loves (film: Au plus près du paradis – Tonie Marshall, 2002)

Posted on February 23, 2022 by admin

‘Au plus pres du paradis‘ is the 2002 film by Tonie Marshall that is, in my opinion, a classic case of underrating. I will give an example. In the second scene of the film, the main heroine played by Catherine … Continue reading →

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rich lover, poor lover (film: After the Wedding – Susanne Bier, 2006)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

‘After the Wedding‘ (2006) is, I think, the first film by Danish director Susanne Bier that I have the opportunity to see. He recommends not only the rather high rating he receives on IMDB but also the fact that the … Continue reading →

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Diavolul la Chișinău (carte: Iulian Ciocan – Clovnul)

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

‘Clovnul’ este al patrulea din cele cinci romane ale sale apărute până acum pe care Iulian Ciocan le publică la Editura Polirom. Scriitorul din Chișinău dedică această carte locuitorilor orașului său natal și în care trăiește și Iașiului, orașul pe … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Morțile și renașterile bibliotecilor

Posted on February 21, 2022 by admin

Să discutăm astăzi despre biblioteci. Câteva dintre cărțile și publicațiile citite în ultima vreme le-au avut ca subiect comun. Tezaure ale spiritului uman, depozite ale cunoașterii, receptacule ale memoriei omenirii – iată câteva dintre metaforele inspirate de biblioteci. Istoria bibliotecilor … Continue reading →

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Romy Schneider between docu-drama and melodrama (film: 3 Days in Quiberon – Emily Atef, 2018)

Posted on February 16, 2022 by admin

Romy Schneider is nowadays a legend. Along with James Dean, Gerard Philipe, Heath Ledger, John Belushi, Philip Seymour Hoffman, she is part of that tragic gallery of actors who lived too short and died before they could perform all the … Continue reading →

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lost senses (film: Perfect Sense – David Mackenzie, 2011)

Posted on February 15, 2022 by admin

Yeah, I can hear your protests and I understand your amazement. Watching a film about a global pandemic that is causing unrest and disorder around the world and is endangering the social order and perhaps even the existence of the … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Unde investesc giganții?

Posted on February 14, 2022 by admin

Scriam în articolul de săptămâna trecută despre scăderea valorii burselor care făcuseră din luna ianuarie a lui 2022 cea mai ‘neagră’ lună din istoria piețelor de valori și de investiții din ultimul deceniu. Cei care se întrebau ‘ce va urma?’ … Continue reading →

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