Monthly Archives: January 2024

CHANGE.WORLD: Lumina vine (de departe) de la Răsărit

Posted on January 22, 2024 by admin

2024 va fi, este deja, anul alegerilor. 49% din populația globului va fi chemată să-și aleagă conducătorii și reprezentanții în alegeri naționale. Desigur, gradul de democrație reală și de transparență diferă de la țară la țară, și sunt diverse și … Continue reading →

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deadly game, deadly resistance (film: Bacurau – Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles, 2019)

Posted on January 20, 2024 by admin

I rarely get a chance to see Brazilian films, but the ones I get to seem all to be special. This is also the case with ‘Bacurau‘ (2019), written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho – a well-known director with … Continue reading →

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the Metronom generation (film: Metronom – Alexandru Belc, 2022)

Posted on January 19, 2024 by admin

‘Metronom‘ (2022) by the Romanian director Alexandru Belc is not a film about the legendary radio show ‘Metronom’ from Radio Free Europe but about the Metronom generation. For viewers who were lucky enough not to know what the life of … Continue reading →

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a baroque mystery (film: The Draughtsman’s Contract – Peter Greenaway, 1982)

Posted on January 18, 2024 by admin

In 1982, when he made ‘The Draughtsman’s Contract‘, Peter Greenaway was 40 years old. You could say it was a debut in a way, as it was his first feature length fiction film. And yet Greenaway was already a mature … Continue reading →

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african fascination (film: Les caprices d’un fleuve – Bernard Giraudeau, 1996)

Posted on January 17, 2024 by admin

A well-known actor writes, directs and stars in a lavish historical production. No, it’s not about Bradley Cooper. Others have done it before him and among them is the French filmmaker Bernard Giraudeau whose film ‘Les caprices d’un fleuve‘, made … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged author cinema, Bernard Giraudeau, French cinema, historical drama, Jean-Marie Dreujou, movie about love, original script | Leave a comment

CHANGE.WORLD: 5 cărți pentru începutul de an

Posted on January 16, 2024 by admin

Una dintre ocupațiile mele preferate la sfârșit de an este parcurgerea topurilor celor mai bune și interesante cărți și filme ale anului care se termină. Este o bună ocazie și o perioadă cu ceva mai mult răgaz la îndemână pentru … Continue reading →

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the killer and the suicidal (film: L’emmerdeur – Édouard Molinaro, 1973)

Posted on January 14, 2024 by admin

What a gem is ‘L’emmerdeur‘ (distributed in the Anglophone market as ‘A Pain in the Ass‘), the 85-minute film made in 1973 by Édouard Molinaro. It is a ‘noir’ comedy that catches Lino Ventura at the peak of his popularity … Continue reading →

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a case still open (film: May December – Todd Haynes, 2023)

Posted on January 13, 2024 by admin

‘May December‘ (2023) has been compared many times to Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Persona’, and director Todd Haynes, far from denying the influence, has acknowledged and commented on it in several interviews and festivals press conferences. Personally, I think that if we … Continue reading →

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Puterea cuvintelor (carte: Laurent Binet – A șaptea funcție a limbajului)

Posted on January 12, 2024 by admin

Cititorilor care se încumetă să înceapă lectura unuia dintre cele patru romane publicate până acum de scriitorul francez Laurent Binet le este garantată o aventură intelectuală rafinată și complexă împreună cu o narațiune care combină umorul cu aventura. Un fel … Continue reading →

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revenge in the cold (film: Cold Pursuit – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on January 12, 2024 by admin

‘Cold Pursuit‘ (2019) is an American remake of a European film – Norwegian in this case – which was called ‘Kraftidioten’ or ‘In Order of Disappearance’ in the English version. In 90% of cases, American remakes are resounding cinematic failures, … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged American cinema, crime comedy, Domenic Lombardozzi, film based on a novel, film noir, Hans Petter Moland, Laura Dern, Liam Neeson, Philip Remy Øgaard, remake, revenge movie | Leave a comment