Monthly Archives: February 2023

CHANGE.WORLD: Totul Pretutindeni Simultan

Dacă toamna este anotimpul Premiilor Nobel, începutul primăverii este sezonul Premiilor Oscar sau al Premiilor Academiei Artelor și Științelor Imaginilor Mișcătoare, dacă vrem să folosim titulatura exactă și completă. Ceremonia din acest an, a 95-a din istoria Academiei, va avea … Continue reading

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identity games (film: Aru otoko /A Man – Kei Ishikawa, 2022)

‘A Man‘ (original title is ‘Aru otoko‘), the 2022 film directed by Kei Ishikawa, is a Japanese film with an European flavor. It is a detective mystery with many twists and turns, which demands the permanent attention of the viewers … Continue reading

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young and feelingless (film: Jeune et jolie – François Ozon, 2013)

‘Jeune et Jolie‘ (the English distribution title is ‘Young & Beautiful‘), François Ozon‘s 2013 film reminded me of Bunuel’s ‘Belle de Jour’. Both films have fascinating women as heroines. These practice the oldest profession in the world, but do not … Continue reading

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cinema facing illness and death (film: The Death of Cinema and My Father Too – Dani Rosenberg, 2020)

‘The Death of Cinema and My Father Too‘ is an unusual title for an unusual film about an unusual film. Director and script author (co-writer) Dani Rosenberg, making his feature film debut, brings to screen an emotional personal story. The … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cursul Amazonului

Să discutăm astăzi despre Amazon. Nu despre fluviu și nici despre jungla pe care o străbate, ci despre compania Amazon.com, Inc. Unul dintre cele mai fascinante filme pe care le-am văzut în ultima vreme se numește ‘Bardo: False Chronicle of … Continue reading

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a mystery in Jerusalem (TV Series: Aviram Katz – Dana Modan, Eitan Zur, 2023)

Public television is in Israel, as in other parts of the world, at the center of a debate over its very existence as an institution funded (at least in part) by taxpayers’ money. At almost every change of government, its … Continue reading

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strangled legality (film: Kurak Günler – Emin Alper, 2022)

‘Kurak Günler‘ (‘Dry Days’, the English distribution title – inaccurately translated – is ‘Burning Days‘) is the fourth feature film by Turkish director Emin Alper, one of the young and brave directors who continue to make films in Turkey (some … Continue reading

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Revanșa lui Patapievici (Carte: Horia-Roman Patapievici – Anii urii)

‘Anii urii’ este o carte pe care așteptam să o citesc de mult. Trăiesc departe de România de aproape 40 de ani. Pe Horia-Roman Patapievici (născut în 1957) îl cunoșteam și îl apreciam pentru excelentele sale emisiuni de interviuri ‘Înapoi … Continue reading

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we all live on islands (film: The Banshees of Inisherin – Martin McDonagh, 2022)

‘The Banshees of Inisherin‘ is Martin McDonagh‘s fourth feature film and the first to be set in Ireland. In fact, it could be an adaptation of the third play in the ‘Aran Islands trilogy’, of which the first two plays … Continue reading

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Mata Hari and La Nouvelle Vague (film: Mata Hari, agent H21 – Jean-Louis Richard, 1964)

Cinema’s love story with the character of Mata Hari began only a few years after the execution by shooting squad of the famous spy. When Jeanne Moreau played, in 1964, her role in the film ‘Mata Hari, agent H21‘ directed … Continue reading

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