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Love Story 2024 (film: We Live in Time – John Crowley, 2024)

Since the first scenes of ‘We Live in Time‘, the 2024 film by the Irish director John Crowley, I had a feeling of ‘déjà vu’. After about a quarter of an hour in the movie, I suddenly remembered. Of course, … Continue reading

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the breaking of an ordinary family (film: Ordinary People – Robert Redford, 1980)

Americans don’t really use the expression ‘cinema de papa’, invented by critics and French filmmakers followers of the New Wave to define everything that characterizes the film-making ways of previous generations, from which they wanted to move away. It would … Continue reading

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an anti-heroine to remember (film: Emily the Criminal – John Patton Ford, 2022)

‘Emily the Criminal‘ (2022) is one of the most exciting feature films directorial debuts that I’ve seen in the recent years. As John Patton Ford also wrote the screenplay, my guess is that we’re dealing with a talented filmmaker who … Continue reading

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the last two days of dictatorship (film: Anul nou care n-a fost – Bogdan Mureșanu, 2024)

‘The New Year That Never Came‘ tells stories from the last two days of non-freedom for the Romanians. It is, incredibly, the debut feature film – at the age of 50! – by director Bogdan Muresanu. A solid, mature, emotional … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: A.I. – Top 100

Iată o ocazie de a cunoaște câteva dintre inteligențele umane care contribuie la revoluția Inteligenței Artificiale (A.I.). Revista săptămânală TIME a publicat în unul dintre numerele sale recente o listă a numelor și biografiilor celor mai influente 100 de personalități … Continue reading

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CHANGE.WORLD: Planetele maimuțelor

La început a fost cartea. Romanul ‘La Planète des singes’ a apărut în 1963, a fost tradus foarte repede în limba engleză și a devenit un bestseller mondial. Autorul său era scriitorul francez Pierre Boulle. De formație inginer, Boulle fusese … Continue reading

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the rise and the fall of Joker (film: Joker: Folie à Deux – Todd Phillips, 2024)

Scott Silver and Todd Phillips knew what they were risking when they scripted ‘Joker: Folie à Deux‘ the way they did. The film also directed by Phillips 5 years ago enjoyed immense success with the public and critics, received 11 … Continue reading

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the inescapable past (film: Tegnap/Yesterday – Bálint Kenyeres, 2018)

‘Tegnap’ / ‘Yesterday’ is the 2018 debut in feature film of Hungarian filmmaker Bálint Kenyeres. A late debut, he being already known as an actor, screenwriter and author of short films, and which has not yet been followed by a … Continue reading

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5 trepte spre apocalipsă (carte: Ken Follett – Never / Niciodată)

Pentru mine, la fel ca pentru mulți dintre cei care călătoresc des cu avioanele, expresia ‘literatură de aeroport’ nu are nimic peiorativ. Găsesc puține utilizări mai bune timpului în care mă găsesc captiv în avioane sau în sălile de așteptare … Continue reading

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Orson Welles roads-opening movie (film: The Stranger – Orson Welles, 1946)

The 1946 ‘The Stranger‘ is one of Orson Welles‘ attempts to make films within the Hollywood production system. It was a commercially successful gamble, but one that would remain an exception in Welles‘ directorial career. Many of his subsequent films … Continue reading

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