Monthly Archives: June 2024

the ashes of the empire (film: Carbon – Ion Bors, 2022)

I very seldom have the opportunity to watch films from the Republic of Moldova, and that’s why I was happy that ‘Carbon‘, released in 2022, directed by Ion Bors based on a script written by Mariana Starciuc, was included in … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Femeia care a descoperit din ce sunt făcute stelele

Eroina articolului de astăzi din rubrica CHANGE.WORLD este o astronomă și astrofiziciană care a dat răspuns uneia dintre întrebările care au preocupat omenirea încă din zorii istoriei. Din ce sunt făcute stelele? Numele ei este Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, iar studiile și … Continue reading

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at the edge of Europe (film: Oameni de treaba – Paul Negoescu, 2022)

What genre of movie are we watching? This is one of the questions that the viewers of the film ‘Oameni de treabă‘ (the title in the English distribution is ‘Men of Deeds‘), made in 2022 by the director Paul Negoescu, … Continue reading

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an improbable love story (film: Mademoiselle Chambon – Stéphane Brizé, 2009)

‘Mademoiselle Chambon‘ is the first film from Stéphane Brizé‘s filmography that I have the opportunity to watch. It was made in 2009 and the script, on which Brizé is co-author, is an adaptation of a novel by Eric Holder. It’s … Continue reading

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the pink panther saves the world (film: The Pink Panther Strikes Again – Blake Edwards, 1976)

‘The Pink Panther Strikes Again‘ (1976) is the fifth film in the original series of films directed and written (most of them) by Blake Edwards and starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau. I can forgive the Edwards-Sellers couple anything, … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Cum să identificăm falsurile pe Internet?

În anul 2024, aproape jumătate din populația lumii a fost sau va fi chemată să voteze. Vor avea loc alegeri pe 4 continente, în 64 de țări în care trăiește 49% din populația lumii. Ele vor avea loc pentru funcții … Continue reading

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the body on the beach (film: Inspecteur Lavardin – Claude Chabrol, 1986)

With ‘Inspecteur Lavardin‘ (1986), Claude Chabrol followed in the footsteps of the success of the film ‘Cop au vin’ made the year before, bringing back to the center of the story the same character that gives the film its title. … Continue reading

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