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this bookshop does not deliver (film: The Bookshop – Isabel Coixet, 2017)

Posted on December 8, 2020 by admin

Books and bookstore lovers will find many things they will like in ‘The Bookshop‘, the film made in 2017 by Isabel Coixet. It is a film about books and how they can change people’s lives, about people who love books … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Pictorul iluminismului englez

Posted on December 7, 2020 by admin

Există artiști care reprezintă și simbolizează epocile în care au trăit. Asociem Italia secolului 16 cu operele lui Leonard, Rafael și Michelangelo, Spania de la cumpăna secolelor 18 și 19 cu Goya, sau Franța ultimelor decenii ale secolului 19 cu … Continue reading →

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sequels of war (film: Zana – Antoneta Kastrati, 2019)

Posted on December 5, 2020 by admin

‘Zana‘ (2019) directed by Antoneta Kastrati is the first film from I’ve ever seen. It is no surprise that the film deals with the wars in the Balkans at the end of the last century, among the consequences of which … Continue reading →

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La Boheme at the end of the 20th century (film: La Vie de Boheme – Aki Kaurismäki, 1992)

Posted on December 3, 2020 by admin

‘La vie de boheme‘ (1992) takes, like many other films by Aki Kaurismäki, a classic theme, including its story and characters, and transplants it to another historical period and another world – the Kaurismäki universe. In the case of this … Continue reading →

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art and crime (film: The Burnt Orange Heresy – Giuseppe Capotondi, 2019)

Posted on December 2, 2020 by admin

‘The Burnt Orange Heresy‘ directed by Giuseppe Capotondi is one of those films whose fate on the screens was seriously affected by the pandemic. Presented for the first time at the Film Festival in Venice in 2019, it was to … Continue reading →

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Hamlet, the corporate version (film: Hamlet Goes Business – Aki Kaurismäki, 1987)

Posted on December 1, 2020 by admin

Theater spectators have a good chance of being much more familiar with what they see on screen in the 1987 film by Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki ‘Hamlet Goes Business‘ (the original Finnish title is ‘Hamlet liikemaailmassa‘). Shakespeare’s text is processed … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.ORG: Muzeele în vremea pandemiei (și după)

Posted on November 30, 2020 by admin

Lumea culturii și a artelor a fost unul dintre cele mai lovite sectoare în acest an dificil, în care omenirea a învățat să se confrunte cu pandemia cauzată de virusul COVID-19. Trauma este profundă, pentru că atinge omenirea dintr-o multitudine … Continue reading →

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Manhattan thriller (film: Money Monster – Jodie Foster, 2016)

Posted on November 26, 2020 by admin

The presence of Julia Roberts and George Clooney in the cast was a good enough reason to choose to see ‘Money Monster‘ (made in 2016) and the name of Jodie Foster as director was another reason. Foster is already at … Continue reading →

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the Hollywood Dream (film: Hollywoodism – Simcha Jacobovici, 1998)

Posted on November 23, 2020 by admin

Among the few positive effects of the pandemic I can list the cultural events and virtual festivals that we can access on the Internet and that I would otherwise have hardly or maybe never attended. One of them, the Jewish … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Fascinația meduzelor

Posted on November 23, 2020 by admin

Meduzele fascinează. Nu este ceva nou. Imaginația oamenilor combinată cu lipsa de informații exacte legate de biologia marină au amplificat dimensiunile și forțele acestor ființe, atribuindu-le puteri supranaturale în mitologia grecilor și a altor popoare antice din jurul Mediteranei. Gorgonii, … Continue reading →

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