Monthly Archives: May 2024

martyrdom on the stage of the Israeli Opera (opera: Poulenc’s ‘Dialogs of the Carmelites’)

Posted on May 31, 2024 by admin

Spectacol de vineri după-amiază la Opera Israeliană. „Dialogues des Carmélites” al compozitorului francez din secolul al XX-lea Francis Poulenc este o alegere de repertoriu destul de originală și de intrigantă pentru a fi prezentată pe această scenă. Libretul aduce în … Continue reading →

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the mean streets of London (film: Legend – Brian Helgeland, 2015)

Posted on May 30, 2024 by admin

Brian Helgeland‘s 2015 film ‘Legend‘ is a biopic of the Kray twin brothers, two gangsters who dominated the London underworld from the late 1950s until 1968 when they were both arrested, tried and sentenced to life in prison for separate … Continue reading →

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identity games (film: Hit Man – Richard Linklater, 2023)

Posted on May 29, 2024 by admin

I always look forward to the films of Richard Linklater, whom I consider one of the most interesting American filmmakers. His films manage to bring to the screens novel landscapes of American reality and characters that involve their viewers. His … Continue reading →

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young and angry in the city (film: Les cousins – Claude Chabrol, 1959)

Posted on May 28, 2024 by admin

After ‘Le beau Serge’, that I had watched a few days ago, I now saw ‘Les cousins‘ (1959), the other film in the diptych that launched Claude Chabrol‘s career and was one of the first successes of the French New … Continue reading →

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life and death of a choreographer (film: All That Jazz – Bob Fosse, 1979)

Posted on May 27, 2024 by admin

It takes a lot of courage and immense self-centeredness to write and direct a film about your own death. This is exactly what the director and choreographer Bob Fosse did in 1979, the creator of some of the great successes … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Inteligența Artificială – Creatori și Avocați

Posted on May 27, 2024 by admin

Nu toate programele de software aparțin Inteligenței Artificiale (AI). Nici toate sistemele digitalizate. Cititorii rubricii CHANGE.WORLD știu deja acest lucru din articole precedente. Entitățile internetice, roboții sau programele care sunt utilizate în viața economică, aplicațiile medicale sau aparatura casnică pot … Continue reading →

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rotten cops satire (film: Les ripoux – Claude Zidi, 1984)

Posted on May 25, 2024 by admin

Not all successes of yesteryear stand the test of time. ‘Les Ripoux‘ (‘My New Partner‘ in English distribution) is one of the successful films of Claude Zidi, a director who was very popular in the 70s and 80s, especially with … Continue reading →

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passions at all ages (film: Hemda – Shemi Zarhin, 2024)

Posted on May 24, 2024 by admin

Israeli early viewing: ‘Hemda’ – written and directed by Shemi Zahrin. The film will be released in the commercial network of cinemas in Israel, starting on June 6. ‘Hemda’ is only the 8th feature film made in almost 30 years … Continue reading →

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the beautiful Serge and the good François (film: Le Beau Serge – Claude Chabrol, 1958)

Posted on May 23, 2024 by admin

‘Le beau Serge’ (1958) is Claude Chabrol‘s first film, considered by many film historians to be the first film of the French New Wave. There are enough arguments in favor of this categorization. Chabrol was the first of the directors … Continue reading →

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the impossible return (film: Les fantomes d’Ismaël – Arnaud Desplechin, 2017)

Posted on May 22, 2024 by admin

Arnaud Desplechin does not make light movies. His characters seem to have been born and live permanently among dilemmas and crises, and the director’s cinematic visions transport his viewers into the troubled worlds of his heroes. This is also the … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Arnaud Desplechin, Charlotte Gainsbourg, French cinema, Hippolyte Girardot, László Szabó, Les fantomes d'Ismaël, love triangle, Mathieu Amalric, original script, romantic drama | Leave a comment