Monthly Archives: December 2024

the encounter of two great artists (documentary: Anselm – Wim Wenders, 2023)

Posted on December 28, 2024 by admin

Wim Wenders is one of the greatest German filmmakers alive, if not the greatest. Anselm Kiefer is one of the greatest German artists, if not the greatest. Both will turn 80 in 2025. The meeting between the two takes place … Continue reading →

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Agatha in France (film: Le crime est notre affaire – Pascal Thomas, 2008)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

‘Le crime est notre affaire‘ made in 2008 by Pascal Thomas was one of my holiday viewings this season. The film is the third in a series of screen versions of Agatha Christie’s novels, adapted and transferred to France. More … Continue reading →

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the fight against forgetting (film: The Ring / HaTabat – Adir Miller, 2024)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

‘The Ring’ (‘HaTabat’ – 2024), written by Adir Miller and directed by him together with Doron and Yoav Paz, is a film that starts from some excellent premises. It is based on a true story that happened during the Holocaust … Continue reading →

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Cartea de rămas-bun (carte: Carlos Ruiz Zafón – Orașul de abur)

Posted on December 27, 2024 by admin

Coperta a patra a culegerii de povestiri ‘Orașul de abur’ apărută în 2022 în colectial ‘Biblioteca Polirom’ a editurii cu același nume, într-o traducere frumoasă și căreia nu i-am găsit niciun cusur a Emanuelei Stoleriu, ne avertizează că este vorba … Continue reading →

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not a Christmas movie (film: Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – Nagisa Ôshima, 1983)

Posted on December 25, 2024 by admin

‘Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence‘ (1983) is not a Christmas film, despite its title. The film director is Nagisa Ôshima, a Japanese filmmaker of great talent and great audacity. If we must necessarily place the film in a category, it would … Continue reading →

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Almodóvar Faces Death (film: The Room Next Door – Pedro Almodóvar, 2024)

Posted on December 23, 2024 by admin

In his latest film, ‘The Room Next Door‘ (2024), Pedro Almodóvar faces Death. Many of the great filmmakers have done it: Fellini, Bergman, Haneke, Kurosawa, Hitchcock. Some earlier, others towards the end of their careers and lives, Hitchcock in every … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: 2024 – Anul care a fost

Posted on December 23, 2024 by admin

2024 a fost un an de crize, de schimbări, de zguduiri politice, sociale și economice. Cercetarea științifică și industriile tehnologiilor avansate au fost nu doar influențate de ceea ce se întâmplă în restul societății, dar au fost de multe ori … Continue reading →

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father and son (film: Che ora è – Ettore Scola, 1989)

Posted on December 21, 2024 by admin

‘Che ora è‘, Ettore Scola‘s 1989 film, is an admirable demonstration of the fact that great films can often be simple and that sophisticated effects or complex plots are not always necessary to reach the hearts of viewers. All one … Continue reading →

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comedy in hell (film: A Perfect Day – Fernando León de Aranoa, 2015)

Posted on December 20, 2024 by admin

I had some good reasons to choose to see ‘A Perfect Day‘. The director is Fernando León de Aranoa, who since 2015 has made some good and very good films, two of which I had seen and written about. The … Continue reading →

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a cry for freedom (film: Sheytan vojood nadarad / There is No Evil – Mohammad Rasoulof, 2020)

Posted on December 19, 2024 by admin

Mohammad Rasoulof‘s 2020 film ‘Sheytan vojood nadarad‘ (‘There is No Evil‘ is the English title) confirms once again that great cinema can be made even under dictatorship. It is not always possible and many stars have to line up for … Continue reading →

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