Monthly Archives: October 2025

Despre oameni și arbori (carte: Elif Shafak – Insula copacilor dispăruți)

Posted on October 30, 2025 by admin

Elif Shafak m-a cucerit definitiv când am citit ‘Ucenicul arhitectului’. Am devenit atunci un fan declarat al acestei scriitoare născute la Stasbourg din părinți de origine turcă, care scrie și publică fluent în limbile turcă și engleză și care face … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Premianții anului 2025

Posted on October 27, 2025 by admin

Nu voi scrie nimic în acest articol despre Premiul Nobel pentru Literatură și nici despre Premiul Nobel pentru Pace. Ca în fiecare an, după a doua săptămână a lunii octombrie, rubrica CHANGE.WORLD, dedică un articol laureaților premiilor Nobel din ramurile … Continue reading →

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‘Mephisto’ 2024 (film: Yes – Nadav Lapid, 2025)

Posted on October 26, 2025 by admin

Nadav Lapid is making waves again with his latest film, ‘Yes‘, which premiered in the ‘Filmmakers’ Fortnight’ section at the Cannes Film Festival. It is his fifth feature film, and this time he has also taken on the full responsibility … Continue reading →

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the psychotherapist bird (film: The Penguin Lessons – Peter Cattaneo, 2024)

Posted on October 25, 2025 by admin

Penguin movies are all the rage. It’s not a genre with many productions, but some of them are quite successful. Penguins attract viewers. People are fascinated by these creatures that have wings but don’t fly and who prefer to walk … Continue reading →

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duel of psychics (film: Solace – Alfonso Poyart, 2015)

Posted on October 24, 2025 by admin

I decided to watch ‘Solace‘ for Anthony Hopkins. If Hopkins was in a movie where he reads the phone book, I would still choose to watch it. Since ‘Solace‘ was promoted as belonging to a genre I like – psychological … Continue reading →

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finding the true love on the road to the altar (film: It Happened One Night – Frank Capra, 1934)

Posted on October 22, 2025 by admin

Three movies have managed to win all five ‘major’ Academy Awards in the history of cinema – best picture, director, actor and actress in leading roles, screenplay. Frank Capra‘s ‘It Happened One Night‘ was the first of them, in 1934. … Continue reading →

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a swapper angel (film: Good Fortune – Aziz Ansari, 2025)

Posted on October 21, 2025 by admin

The genre of angel movies is not very prolific, but it includes some memorable creations. The same can be said about the genre of identity swapping films. Actor, stand-up comedian and television creator Aziz Ansari chose to combine the two … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Vânătoarea de genii

Posted on October 20, 2025 by admin

Geniile sunt din nou la modă. Pe vremea când treceam eu prin școli, ‘munca în colectiv’ era ridicată la rang de valoare și încurajată printr-un sistem de recunoaștere și salarizare care egaliza veniturile celor care contribuiau sau aduceau rezultate excepționale … Continue reading →

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academic thrills (film: After the Hunt – Luca Guadagnino, 2025)

Posted on October 20, 2025 by admin

Nowadays, making a film about the atmosphere in American universities and the phenomenon of ‘Cancel Culture’ is probably as difficult as living, learning or teaching in such an environment and being confronted with these problems. A good example could be … Continue reading →

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on the edge of tragedy (film: Of Dogs and Men / Al klavim veanashim – Dani Rosenberg, 2024)

Posted on October 17, 2025 by admin

“Of Dogs and Men” (original title in Hebrew is “Al klavim veanashim”) is the first or one of the first feature films to deal with the tragic events that took place on October 7, 2023 and their aftermath. It premiered … Continue reading →

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