Monthly Archives: February 2023

CHANGE.WORLD: Origami – istorie, prezent, viitor

Posted on February 13, 2023 by admin

Să discutăm despre origami – una dintre mărcile tradiționale ale culturii japoneze, o artă cu tradiție istorică, un hobby al prezentului, care a depășit de mult granițele Japoniei, căpătând dimensiuni planetare, și o tehnologie a viitorului bazată pe modele matematice … Continue reading →

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fabulous production of a very personal story (film: Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades – Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2022)

Posted on February 12, 2023 by admin

‘Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths‘ (original title is ‘Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades’), the 2022 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu, is one of those films that polarizes the opinions of both viewers and of critics. … Continue reading →

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the folly of power (film: Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes – Werner Herzog, 1972)

Posted on February 11, 2023 by admin

A masterpiece remains a masterpiece. I saw ‘Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes‘ again 50 years after its release, and the impression was just as strong. It’s one of those films that I haven’t forgotten at all in the half century that … Continue reading →

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loss and denial (film: Sous le sable – François Ozon, 2000)

Posted on February 9, 2023 by admin

‘Sous le sable‘ (English title ‘Under the Sand‘), made in 2000, is one of the films that marked the rise of François Ozon and positioned him as one of the most important French directors of his generation (the new New … Continue reading →

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three stories in one good movie (film: Nocturnal Animals – Tom Ford, 2016)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by admin

‘Nocturnal Animals‘ (2016) directed and written by Tom Ford (adaptation of a novel by Austin Wright) is one of the smartest, best written and well executed films of the last decade, a film that I watched with great delay. I … Continue reading →

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Tiranul și poeții (carte: Ismail Kadare – Înfruntare la nivel înalt)

Posted on February 8, 2023 by admin

Ismail Kadare, scriitorul albanez născut în 1936, nu mai trebuie să demonstreze nimănui nimic. Este considerat printre marii scriitori ai secolelor în care a trăit și a scris. A fost recompensat cu premiul ManBooker International în 2005 și cu Premiul … Continue reading →

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between Hitchcock and James Bond (film: Arabesque – Stanley Donen, 1966)

Posted on February 7, 2023 by admin

‘Arabesque‘ (1966) was produced and directed by Stanley Donen for Universal studios, but it belongs to the director’s ‘English period’, i.e. the decade in which Donen crossed the Atlantic the opposite way to that of Hitchcock and settled in England … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Disney 100

Posted on February 7, 2023 by admin

‘The Walt Disney Company’ împlinește un secol de existență în 2023. Sărbătoririle au început pe 27 ianuarie în stil Disney, cu mulțimi asaltând parcurile Disneyland și Disney California Adventure, cu mărfuri, feluri de mâncare și băuturi ‘tematice’ noi, cu inaugurarea … Continue reading →

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the last Melville (film: Un flic – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1972)

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

The ‘noir’ films made by Jean-Pierre Melville before ‘Un flic‘ have some visual elements that make them easily recognizable in the landscape of French cinema and many of them share a common theme – friendship. Many of his characters are … Continue reading →

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power games (film: Tár – Todd Field, 2022)

Posted on February 5, 2023 by admin

‘Tár‘, one of the most talked about films of 2022 and a serious contender for the Academy Awards, with six nominations, is written and directed by Todd Field – a filmmaker who does not seem at all rushed or prone … Continue reading →

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