Monthly Archives: January 2023

CHANGE.WORLD: Yuval Noah Harari pe scenă

Posted on January 19, 2023 by admin

Despre istoricul și publicistul Yuval Noah Harari și cărțile sale care se ocupă cu trecutul și viitorul omenirii am scris deja de câteva ori în rubrica CHANGE.WORLD. Texte ale sale reprezintă punctul de plecare al unui spectacol cu titlul ‘(R)evoluție’, … Continue reading →

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empire of terror (film: Captain Volkonogov Escaped – Natasha Merkulova and Alexey Chupov,2021)

Posted on January 17, 2023 by admin

It’s been three days since I saw ‘Captain Volkonogov escaped‘ (the Russian title is ‘Kapitan Volkonogov bezhal‘), the 2021 film directed by Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov, and the faces and experiences of its heroes do not leave my memory. … Continue reading →

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a grumpy old man (film: A Man Called Otto – Marc Foster, 2022)

Posted on January 16, 2023 by admin

‘A Man Called Otto‘, Marc Forster‘s 2022 production, is a remake of a Swedish film I haven’t seen (yet), which seems to have been very good according to the ratings and comments posted by those who watched it. The American … Continue reading →

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Memorii neterminate (carte: Adalbert Rosinger – O lume care se prăbușește)

Posted on January 16, 2023 by admin

Ultimii doi ani au fost pentru piața de carte în limba română ani ai jurnalelor personale și ai memorialisticii. Publicul cititor pare interesat să absoarbă cu nesaț mărturiile directe, de multe ori păstrate în sertare vreme de decenii, sau scrierile … Continue reading →

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a donkey at Cannes (film: EO – Jerzy Skolimowski, 2022)

Posted on January 13, 2023 by admin

Here is a movie with animals that is neither intended nor recommended for children to watch. A strange film in its own strange way. It received the Jury Prize in the official competition at Cannes, at the 2022 edition – … Continue reading →

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good in the 1970s, good in the 2020s (film: ‘Le sauvage’ – Jean-Pierre Rappeneau, 1975)

Posted on January 11, 2023 by admin

Jean-Paul Rappeneau made only eight feature films in his entire career as a director. However, each of them has a special charm, and in all of them you can feel the hand of a professional director, who knows the secrets … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: 2023 – Anul care va fi

Posted on January 9, 2023 by admin

Se aproprie aniversarea unui deceniu de când, la sfârșitul fiecărui an, rubrica CHANGE.WORLD trece în revistă evenimentele cele mai importante ale anului care a trecut și încearcă să anticipeze tendințele și direcțiile evoluțiilor anului care începe, în domeniile științelor și … Continue reading →

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the matrix after the trilogy (film: The Matrix Resurrections, 2021)

Posted on January 7, 2023 by admin

I’m a big fan of the original ‘Matrix’ trilogy. I gave the first film in the series a 10 out of 10 grade, which means that I think it’s among the 50 or so best movies I’ve ever seen. For … Continue reading →

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the fascination of the camera (film: The Fabelmans – Steven Spielberg, 2022)

Posted on January 6, 2023 by admin

Hollywood likes to make movies about Hollywood. Several of the great directors (including Spielberg’s friends and collaborators Truffaut and George Lucas) have made autobiographical films inspired by their own childhood and adolescence. In ‘The Fabelmans‘ (2022), Steven Spielberg combines the … Continue reading →

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our society is the patient (film: R.M.N. – Cristian Mungiu, 2022)

Posted on January 5, 2023 by admin

Cristian Mungiu does not belong to the category of prolific filmmakers. ‘R.M.N.’ it is released six years after his previous film and ten years after the one before it. However, each of his films is an event, both from a … Continue reading →

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