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a man and a woman, fifty years later (Film: Les plus belles années d’une vie – Claude Lelouch, 2019)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by admin

I confess that I have never been a big fan of Claude Lelouch. ‘A Man and a Woman‘ (‘Un homme et une femme‘) did not make a strong impression on me more than half a century ago when I first … Continue reading →

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flying to freedom (Film: Balloon – Michael Herbig, 2018)

Posted on December 4, 2019 by admin

I believe that movies like ‘Balloon‘ are very necessary. 30 years since passed the Iron Curtain and the Berlin Wall fell down and the the communist governments in Eastern Europe collapsed. A whole generation was born after this period, grew … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Cosmonaut, erou, artist

Posted on December 3, 2019 by admin

Dacă Uniunea Sovietică, și nu Statele Unite, ar fi câștigat cu jumătate de secol în urmă cursa pentru primii pași ai omenirii pe Lună, atunci este foarte probabil că Alexei Leonov ar fi fost primul om care să pășească pe … Continue reading →

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crazy week (film: Pusher – Nicolas Winding Refn, 1996)

Posted on December 2, 2019 by admin

When Nicolas Winding Refn‘s name appears as a director on the poster, we can be sure that this is a special film, a film that will surprise us, a film that in some respects resembles nothing from what we have … Continue reading →

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the history that repeats itself (Film: The Emigrants – Jan Troell, 1971)

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

‘The Emigrants‘ (‘Utvandarna‘ in Swedish) directed by Jan Troell was released in 1971 and is based on a series of novels written by Vilhelm Moberg and published between 1949 and 1959. The story takes place one hundred years earlier, sometime … Continue reading →

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heroism and survival (Film: The 12th Man – Harald Zwart, 2017)

Posted on November 30, 2019 by admin

When the titles of a movie announce that it is ‘inspired by a true story’ I automatically begin to suspect the credibility of what I am about to see. My experience as a film buff has repeatedly demonstrated that the … Continue reading →

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the failing marriage of a goddess (Film: Le mépris – Jean-Luc Goddard, 1963)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by admin

‘Le Mepris‘ (‘Contempt‘) is an attempt by Jean-Luc Godard to use a ‘state-of-the-art’ format and cinema technology for the year 1963, when the film was made. What does Godard do when he has a screen format and film usually reserved … Continue reading →

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immersed in the 50s (Film: Motherless Brooklyn – Edward Norton, 2019)

Posted on November 27, 2019 by admin

Bruce Willis is one of the famous actors whose names appear in the credits of Edward Norton‘s ‘Motherless Brooklyn‘, the actor who has been a director for over two decades writing this adaptation of a Jonathan Lethem‘s novel that directed … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Timpurile lui ‘Blade Runner’

Posted on November 26, 2019 by admin

Suntem în noiembrie 2019. Au trecut 37 de ani de la premiera unuia dintre filmele cele mai cunoscute din istoria genului ‘science fiction’. Este vorba despre ‘Blade Runner’ regizat de Ridley Scott, a cărui premieră a avut loc la 25 … Continue reading →

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these horses don’t gallop (Film: Ut og stjæle hester / Out Stealing Horses – Hans Petter Moland, 2019)

Posted on November 25, 2019 by admin

Watching movies at a festival such as the Nordic film festival that is currently taking place in several cinematheques in Israel, among which the one in my city sometimes has disadvantages. The second movie (or the next ones!) seen on … Continue reading →

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