Monthly Archives: February 2022

balance of powers (film: The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion, 2021)

Posted on February 12, 2022 by admin

The Power of the Dog‘ is Jane Campion‘s first feature film in more than a decade, and only the third in this millennium, and these chronological landmarks in the cinematography of one of the most powerful and expressive directors we … Continue reading →

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between naturalistic and noir thriller (film: Thérèse Raquin – Marcel Carné, 1953)

Posted on February 10, 2022 by admin

‘Thérèse Raquin‘ (1953) (English title – ‘The Adultress‘) is Marcel Carné‘s third post-Prévert film. Connoisseur film fans consider it his latest remarkable film. It was produced by the famous Hakim brothers. Even though Jacques Prévert no longer wrote his screenplays … Continue reading →

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Eseuri de istorie, altfel (Carte: Andrei Oișteanu – Moravuri și năravuri)

Posted on February 9, 2022 by admin

Odată la câțiva ani, cercetătorul și profesorul de etnologie, antropologie culturală și istorie a religiilor Andrei Oișteanu ne delectează cu o noua carte care sintetizează și pune în ordine contribuțiile în domeniile sale de interes și expertiză. După ce a … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Ianuarie negru

Posted on February 7, 2022 by admin

Trecerea dintre ani pare să fi marcat o schimbare abruptă de direcție în valorile acțiunilor la toate bursele importante ale lumii. Statisticile finale ale lunii ianuarie nu sunt încă accesibile la data când scriu acest articol, dar este deja aproape … Continue reading →

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frozen heart (film: Un Coeur en Hiver – Claude Sautet, 1992)

Posted on February 5, 2022 by admin

What is happening on screen in Claude Sautet‘s 1992 film ‘Un coeur en hiver‘ is both very simple and very complicated. It is about an unconsumed and perhaps one-sided love story. We are left to guess what are the inner … Continue reading →

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Exil și identitate (carte: Norman Manea – Umbra exilată)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by admin

Dacă este să judecăm după ‘Umbra exilată’, volumul publicat în 2021 la Editura Polirom în seria de autor Norman Manea, aniversarea vârstei de 85 de ani îl prinde pe scriitor în plină forță creatoare. Cartea aceasta reprezintă, desigur, un fel … Continue reading →

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underrated movie and film director (film: Éducation sentimentale – Alexandre Astruc, 1962)

Posted on February 3, 2022 by admin

The funniest nickname I found in the biographies of Alexandre Astruc, the director of ‘Sentimental Education’ (1962) is ‘Uncle of the New French Wave’. This characterization is based on the theoretical writings that Astruc left behind. One of the most … Continue reading →

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love and lavishness (film: The Age of Innocence – Martin Scorsese, 1993)

Posted on February 2, 2022 by admin

‘The Age of Innocence‘ is a rather atypical film, at least from the point of view of the social environment in which the story takes place, for Martin Scorsese‘s filmography. Made in 1993, it stands chronologically in his career between … Continue reading →

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