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a love story on the stormy ocean (film: Remorques – Jean Grémillon, 1941)

Posted on May 6, 2025 by admin

There are films whose production could be a good subject for a film script. One of these cases seems to me to be ‘Remorques‘ (the English distribution title was ‘Stormy Waters‘). The director of this film was Jean Grémillon, a … Continue reading →

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Mister la muzeu (carte: Fiona Davis – Palatul Magnolia)

Posted on May 6, 2025 by admin

Cea mai mare parte a acțiunii romanului ‘Palatul Magnolia’ de Fiona Davis, apărut în 2023 la Editura Humanitas-fiction în colecția ‘Raftul Denisei’ în traducerea Sînzianei Dragoș, se petrece în clădirea din New York care adăpostește muzeul Colecției Frick, unul dintre … Continue reading →

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the voice of the diva (film: Maria – Pablo Larraín, 2024)

Posted on May 5, 2025 by admin

I was quite skeptical about ‘Maria‘, the biopic (or kind of biopic) that Steven Steven Knight wrote and Pablo Larraín directed for Netflix, released at the end of 2024. It is the third film, perhaps the final film, in a … Continue reading →

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the singer of the people (film: Stelios – Yorgos Tsemberopoulos, 2024)

Posted on May 2, 2025 by admin

‘Stelios‘ is a biographical film about Stelios Kazantzidis, one of the most popular Greek singers of the second half of the 20th century. He is also very well known and extremely popular in Israel, where his songs are often broadcast … Continue reading →

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wait for second half when it really gets crazy (film: Les tribulations d’un Chinois en Chine – Philippe de Broca, 1965)

Posted on May 1, 2025 by admin

‘Les tribulations d’un chinois en Chine‘ (the English title is ‘Up to His Ears’) was made by director Philippe de Broca in 1965, a year after his international blockbuster success with ‘L’homme de Rio’. It is obvious that the film … Continue reading →

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the magic of music (film: Boléro – Anne Fontaine, 2024)

Posted on April 30, 2025 by admin

‘Boléro‘, Anne Fontaine‘s 2024 film, is a biographical film about a great composer and his most popular creation. It is, of course, about Maurice Ravel and his ‘Boléro’, one of the great hits of classical music, a work about which … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Un veac de singurătate

Posted on April 29, 2025 by admin

Alegerea titlului articolului din această săptămână al rubricii noastre nu este întâmplătoare. M-am gândit mult la literatura și la scriitorii Americii Latine în aceste zile în care ne-a părăsit unul dintre scriitorii uriași cu care am avut șansa să fim … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Editarea Genetică sau Joaca de-a Dumnezeu

Posted on April 22, 2025 by admin

Premiile Nobel au fost deja decernate. În anul 2020, Premiul Nobel pentru Chimie era împărțit între Jennifer Doudna (născută în 1964) – profesor de biochimie, biofizică și biologie structurală la Universitatea California, Berkley – și Emmanuelle Charpentier (născută în 1968) … Continue reading →

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two brothers go to Hollywood (film: Good Morning Babilonia – Paolo & Vittorio Taviani)

Posted on April 21, 2025 by admin

The Taviani brothers are no more. First, Vittorio died in 2018, and last year Paolo also left us. They leave behind about 20 feature films and a few more short films and collaborations on collective creations. They also wrote most … Continue reading →

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epoch drama, vampires and blues music (film: Sinners – Ryan Coogler, 2025)

Posted on April 19, 2025 by admin

‘Sinners‘, the film written and directed by Ryan Coogler will be interpreted in different ways by different categories of viewers. It is a horror film with and about vampires. It is a period film set in the American South in … Continue reading →

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