Monthly Archives: March 2023

winter by the sea (film: Basse saison – Laurent Herbiet, 2021)

Posted on March 31, 2023 by admin

I decided to see ‘Basse saison‘ primarily because of the presence in the cast of Emmanuelle Devos, an actress I admire enormously. I don’t think I’ve ever seen before a film directed by Laurent Herbiet, but he has a good … Continue reading →

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The Temptation of Gad (film: Reste un peu – Gad Elmaleh, 2022)

Posted on March 29, 2023 by admin

I’ve been looking forward to watching ‘Reste un peu‘, Gad Elmaleh’s semi-documentary and semi-autobiographical film ever since I saw some interviews and debates on the francophone televisions on the occasion of its release on screens in France a few months … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Misterele lui Saturn

Posted on March 27, 2023 by admin

Fascinația mea pentru Saturn datează de pe la vârstă adolescenței. S-ar putea că interesul să-mi fi fost stârnit de lectura unei mini-monografii despre Francesco Goya, care avea pe copertă o reproducere a picturii ‘Saturn devorându-și fiul’, pe care multe decenii … Continue reading →

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the best of Deville (film: Le dossier 51 – Michel Deville, 1978)

Posted on March 26, 2023 by admin

The best tribute we can pay to a departed filmmaker is to watch or rewatch his films. That’s what I’ve been doing for the past few weeks, since I learned that Michel Deville is no longer with us. In the … Continue reading →

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a gem in black and white (film: Hunted – Charles Chrichton, 1952)

Posted on March 23, 2023 by admin

The name of the English director Charles Crichton is almost automatically associated by many with ‘A Fish Called Wanda’, the sparkling comedy from 1988. However, that was practically the last fiction film made by the director who was then 78 … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Redesenarea hărților

Posted on March 21, 2023 by admin

Printre produsele vizuale devenite populare pe rețelele sociale există unul care pe mine mă fascinează. Este vorba despre ‘hărțile dinamice’ care acoperă o zonă geografică într-o perioadă istorică determinata și descriu evoluția frontierelor, alianțelor, zonelor de influență. Putem vizualiza astfel, … Continue reading →

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hell is sometimes ‘cool’ (film: Eaux profondes – Michel Deville, 1981)

Posted on March 19, 2023 by admin

The American remake was released on screens a year ago. I did not get to watching it yet, and I’m not sure if I will soon. ‘Eaux profondes‘, the 1981 adaptation of the novel ‘Deep Water’ (this is also the … Continue reading →

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jail, theatre and life (film: L’innocent – Louis Garrel, 2022)

Posted on March 18, 2023 by admin

There is a scene in ‘L’innocent‘, the 2022 film directed by Louis Garrel, that I found extremely strong. Garrel plays the title role and his hero is named Abel, as in all four films written and directed by him so … Continue reading →

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Frânturi de gânduri și însemnări (carte: Cleopatra Lorințiu – Zboruri secrete)

Posted on March 17, 2023 by admin

Numele Cleopatrei Lorințiu îmi era cunoscut de multă vreme. Aproape că îmi vine să folosesc expresia mult prea erodată de folosințe mai mult sau mai puțin potrivite – ‘dintr-o altă viață’. O știam din paginile revistelor culturale și din ședințele … Continue reading →

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return from hell (film: Retour à la vie – 1949)

Posted on March 16, 2023 by admin

‘Retour à la vie‘ is a very interesting film from many points of view. Made in 1949 it is one of the first films in the history of cinema (maybe the first?) to bring together several segments made by different … Continue reading →

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