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

Posted on June 26, 2020 by admin

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)

Posted on June 25, 2020 by admin

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)

Posted on June 23, 2020 by admin

‘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)

Posted on June 23, 2020 by admin

‘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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CHANGE.WORLD: Istorie, informație și dezinformare

Posted on June 22, 2020 by admin

‘Fake news is in the news’. Ce să-i faci, în limba engleză sună mai bine, în românește avem nevoie de un număr dublu de cuvinte. Dezinformarea se află pe prima pagină a știrilor în vremurile noastre. Mai rău, dezinformarea și … Continue reading →

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a failed art essay (documentary: Francofonia – Alexandr Sokurov, 2015)

Posted on June 20, 2020 by admin

I confess that I am not a big fan of Russian director Aleksandr Sokurov. Many consider him the greatest Russian director of the 21st century and Tarkovsky‘s successor on Earth. I wasn’t at all excited (euphemism!) About ‘Russian Ark‘, I … Continue reading →

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slow transition (Film: Doar cu buletinul la Paris – Serban Marinescu, 2015)

Posted on June 19, 2020 by admin

‘Doar cu buletinul la Paris‘ is a film I almost avoided seeing. Judging by its title, it seemed to be one of those Romanian comedies blessed with an excellent cast, but which generally recirculates and perpetuates overused jokes. In the … Continue reading →

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second chance (film: Conversations with Other Women – Hans Canosa, 2005)

Posted on June 18, 2020 by admin

‘Conversations with Other Women‘ is a film that surprised me. I had read about it, probably too much, but anyway, the hype around it was already quite high, and I expected this 2005 film by Hans Canosa who has directed … Continue reading →

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farewell Philip Seymour Hoffman (Film: A Most Wanted Man – Philip Seymour Hoffman, 2014)

Posted on June 17, 2020 by admin

There are deaths it is very difficult for me to reconcile with, deaths about which I maintain a degree of disbelief. I can’t believe, for example, that I won’t see new movies with Robin Williams or Philip Seymour Hoffman. These … Continue reading →

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much more than a crime drama (Film: Garde a vue – Lino Ventura, Romy Schneider, 1981)

Posted on June 16, 2020 by admin

‘Garde a vue‘, made in 1981, brings together on screen two of the super-stars of French cinema from the ’60s and’ 70s, each of them in one of their last films, although neither their age nor their artistic form indicates … Continue reading →

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