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CHANGE.WORLD: Psihiatria viitorului și viitorul psihiatriei

Una dintre lecturile recente care m-a captivat în mod deosebit a fost ‘Între violență și compasiune’, volumul publicat în 2018 de Ion Vianu, la editura Polirom. Volumul întregește imaginea pe care și-o formaseră despre omul și intelectualul Ion Vianu cititorii … Continue reading →

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two crazy women on the road (film: La pazza gioia / Like Crazy – Paolo Virzi, 2016)

To define madness starts by defining normalcy. ‘La pazza gioia‘ (the English title is ‘Like Crazy‘), the film written and directed by Paolo Virzì in 2016 has as main heroines two women hospitalized in a sanatorium for psychiatric diseases. In … Continue reading →

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conversations with the world of the dead (film: Personal Shopper – Olivier Assayas, 2016)

‘Personal Shopper‘ (Best Director award at Cannes in 2016 tied with Cristian Mungiu‘s ‘Graduation‘) is the second collaboration between the French director Olivier Assayas and American actress Kristen Stewart after the excellent ‘Clouds of Sils Maria‘ released in 2014. I … Continue reading →

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resistance through sport (film: The Fencer / Miekkailija – Klaus Härö, 2015)

‘The Fencer‘ (in original ‘Miekkailija‘ made in 2015) is, I think, the first Estonian movie I’ve ever seen. It would probably be more correct to write that it’s a movie made in Estonia and about Estonia, but it is actually … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Magia catedralelor

Pandemia care a lovit întreaga lume a schimbat și va schimba multe planuri de viitor la nivel personal, al comunităților locale și al întregii societăți, și cursul multor proiecte începute sau în curs de desfășurare. Între ele se afla și … Continue reading →

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passion and money in the end-of-century Rome (film: The Inheritance / L’eredità Ferramonti – Mauro Bolognini, 1976)

‘L’eredità Ferramonti‘ (whose English title is ‘The Inheritance‘) made in 1976 is one of the latest films in Mauro Bolognini‘s directing career. His name is less mentioned today, being overshadowed by those of his more famous contemporaries, but in the … Continue reading →

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beautiful, bold, captivating (film: The Handmaiden / Ah-ga-ssi – Chan-wook Park, 2016)

A beautiful, perverse, absorbing film. I have noticed on other occasions that many of the Korean films refuse easy categorizations. This is also the case of ‘The Handmaiden‘, the film made in 2016 by Chan-wook Park. It is a mature … Continue reading →

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sitcom with Amelie / Emilie (film: De vrais mensonges – Audrey Tautou, 2010)

What could the director of a romantic comedy in 2010 wish more than to have in the cast Nathalie Baye and Audrey Tautou in the roles of a mother and a daughter entangled in a love intrigue that has as … Continue reading →

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a striking first film (film: Divines – Houda Benyamina, 2016)

‘Divines‘ is the debut film and the only feature film made so far by French director Houda Benyamina. Presented at Cannes in 2016, it made an excellent impression, receiving the Camera d’Or award, followed by nominations and distinctions at other … Continue reading →

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Amintirile unui psihiatru (Carte: Ion Vianu – Între violență și compasiune)

‘Între violență și compasiune’, volumul publicat în 2018 de Ion Vianu la edutura Polirom completează și complementează cărțile sale precedente. Găsim aici ecouri din cărțile lui de ficțiune și în special din ‘Caietele lui Ozias’ și din eseistica sa consistentă, … Continue reading →

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