Monthly Archives: September 2023

radiography of chaos (film: Libertate – Tudor Giurgiu, 2023)

Posted on September 30, 2023 by admin

Romanian cinema, like a significant part of the Romanian society, is still obsessed with the events of December 1989, which led to the fall of communism. Romania was the last country among the former allies of the USSR in which … Continue reading →

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almost as good as the true story (film: Lion – Garth Davis, 2016)

Posted on September 28, 2023 by admin

‘Life beats film’ might be one of those clichéd phrases, but it fits perfectly with ‘Lion‘, Garth Davis‘ 2016 debut as a film director. The film is based on the true story of Indian-Australian businessman Saroo Brierley, who was lost … Continue reading →

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Golda’s war (Golda – Guy Nattiv, 2023)

Posted on September 27, 2023 by admin

Golda Meir is one of those political figures who is seen very differently in her country and the rest of the world. In Israel she is considered as one of the most controversial prime ministers in the state’s 75-year history, … Continue reading →

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in the shade of Philip Marlowe (film: Manhattan Night – Brian DeCubellis, 2016)

Posted on September 25, 2023 by admin

I liked how ‘Manhattan Night‘, the 2016 film by director Brian DeCubellis, begins. We are in a dark, cold and violent New York, and the main character is one of those who bring the public news about the crimes in … Continue reading →

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who is this woman? (film: Un balcon sur la mer – Nicole Garcia, 2010)

Posted on September 24, 2023 by admin

‘Un balcon sur la mer‘ (released in the English-language market under the strange title ‘A View of Love’), the 2010 film by director and screenwriter Nicole Garcia (herself a prolific actress, but not in this film) combines two different stories: … Continue reading →

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testing the limits (film: La dernière femme – Marco Ferreri, 1976)

Posted on September 22, 2023 by admin

Before Lars von Trier (the ‘bad’ one – the one who directed ‘Antichrist’ and ‘Nymphomaniac’) there was Marco Ferreri. In 1976, when he made ‘La dernière femme‘, the Italian screenwriter and director had wowed bourgeois audiences (and the members of … Continue reading →

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a clash of two worlds (TV movie: Honecker und der Pastor – Jan Josef Liefers, 2022)

Posted on September 21, 2023 by admin

The fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany opened the door to the making of films that look back at the years of the communist dictatorship and the complex process of change that this country went through. … Continue reading →

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a fine bilingual and multicultural romantic drama (film: Past Lives – Celine Song, 2023)

Posted on September 20, 2023 by admin

The Chinese zodiac (and the Korean one that is derived from it) has a 12-year cycle, with each year under the sign of one of the animals that successfully passed the legendary test of crossing the river challenged by the … Continue reading →

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Două eseuri pe teme biblice (David Grossman – Mierea leului, Amos Oz – Isus și Iuda)

Posted on September 19, 2023 by admin

Dacă luăm ca punct de referință cărțile Vechiului Testament, limba ebraică este una dintre cele mai vechi – dacă nu cea mai veche – limbă vorbită și scrisă care mai este folosita activ până în ziua de astăzi. Psalmii pot … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Știrile verii

Posted on September 11, 2023 by admin

În avanpremiera celui de-al 11-lea sezon al rubricii CHANGE.WORLD, rubrică găzduită cu generozitate de ‘Literatura de Azi’, vă propun să trecem în revistă câteva dintre știrile importante legate de știință, tehnologie, aplicațiile industriale ale acestora și impactul lor în viețile … Continue reading →

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