Monthly Archives: June 2026

each family has its own secrets (film: Per amore di una donna – Guido Chiesa, 2025)

Posted on June 30, 2026 by admin

Here is a film that surprised me. For the better. ‘Per amore di una donna‘ (or ‘For the Love of a Woman‘ in English) is a film by an Italian director I didn’t know named Guido Chiesa. I chose to … Continue reading →

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a quality film de papa (film: Les orgueilleux – Yves Allégret & Rafael E. Portas, 1953)

Posted on June 29, 2026 by admin

Yves Allégret, the director of the Franco-Mexican co-production ‘Les orgueilleux‘ (known in English distribution as ‘The Proud and the Beautiful’) was in the 1950s one of the preferred target of the critics of future French New Wave filmmakers. He directed … Continue reading →

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between neorealism and Hollywood

Posted on June 27, 2026 by admin

‘Riso amaro‘ (or ‘Bitter Rice’ in the English release) is one of the films that connects the Italian neo-realism of the 1940s in its ‘pure’ form with the great Italian cinema that would emerge from this movement in the following … Continue reading →

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simple, powerful, different (film: Backrooms – Kane Parsons, 2026)

Posted on June 8, 2026 by admin

Kane Parsons, the creator, director and co-writer of the ‘Backrooms‘, will turn 21 on June 18, which means he won’t be able to legally buy a beer in the United States for a few more weeks to celebrate the success … Continue reading →

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În căutarea fiului (carte: Nathan Englander – Ministerul Cazurilor Speciale)

Posted on June 8, 2026 by admin

Scriitorul american Nathan Englander este un fenomen. Născut în 1970, s-ar afla deci acum în culmea capacității sale creative și a productivității literare. Bibliografia sa actuală este însă destul de ‘subțire’ – două culegeri de nuvele, trei romane, câteva dramatizări. … Continue reading →

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