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obsedantele decenii (Carte: Lucian Boia – Cum am trecut prin comunism. Al doilea sfert de veac)

Posted on June 4, 2019 by admin

Un an după apariția primului volum de memorii cu titlul ‘Cum am trecut prin comunism’, Lucian Boia publică în aceeași editură Humanitas în cadrul seriei sale de autor continuarea, datată 2019, care are același titlu și ca subtitlu ‘Al doilea … Continue reading →

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istoria ca distopie (Carte: Adrian Lesenciuc – Cimitirul eroilor)

Posted on June 3, 2019 by admin

Una dintre marile bucurii ocazionate de pasiunea de blogger literar este cea de a descoperi și de a scrie despre un scriitor pe care nu l-am cunoscut până acum, de a împărtăși plăcerea și entuziasmul lecturii unei cărți inedite, aparțînând … Continue reading →

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a soap opera about a soap opera about the conflict (Film: Tel Aviv on Fire – Sameh Zoabi, 2018)

Posted on June 2, 2019 by admin

Making a film about the conflict between Israelis and the Palestinians (or, shortly, ‘the conflict’ as the locals call it) is probably almost as complicated as the peace talks between the two sides. Yet, scriptwriter and director Sameh Zoabi chose … Continue reading →

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on the bright side of marriage (Film: Two for the Road – Audrey Hepburn, 1967)

Posted on June 1, 2019 by admin

‘Two for the Road‘, the 1967 film by Stanley Donen enjoys the beautiful and appropriate music of Henry Mancini, but it seems to me that it could also fit a paraphrase of the famous song at the end of a … Continue reading →

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identity games (Film: Charade – Audrey Hepburn, 1963)

Posted on May 31, 2019 by admin

Had Stanley Donen directed only ‘Singin’ in the Rain‘ it would probably have been enough for him to have a place of honor in the history of cinema. But Donen has directed and produced many other successful films, most of … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Apocalipsele Inteligenței Artificiale

Posted on May 28, 2019 by admin

Sfârșitul lumii a fost imaginat și prezis într-un număr infinit de scenarii și profeții. În ultimii ani li s-a adăugat o nouă categorie, a cărei sursă nu trebuie căutată nici în cărțile sfinte ale diferitelor religii, și nici măcar în … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD – Arta ca știință, știința ca artă

Posted on May 22, 2019 by admin

Știința și arta sunt două aspecte ale cunoașterii umane, considerate în multe sisteme filosofice ca aspecte complementare. Complementare, însă nu complet distincte. Ambele își au originea în dorința oamenilor de a descoperi și înțelege lumea din jur, de a împărtăși … Continue reading →

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the enigmas of ‘Persona’ (Film: Persona – Ingmar Bergman, 1966)

Posted on May 18, 2019 by admin

‘Persona‘ is one of the most enigmatic movies in the history of cinema. Those who read the chronicles written right after the 1966 release of the film or the articles dedicated to it in the books of cinema history will … Continue reading →

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youth of a genius (Film: Young Picasso – Phil Grabsky, 2019)

Posted on May 17, 2019 by admin

1907 was an ‘annus mirabilis’ (a wonderful year) in the history of art and in the life of Pablo Picasso. It was the year when Picasso painted ‘Les Demoiselles d’Avignon’, a painting that overturned all the traditional conceptions of composition, … Continue reading →

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dream or absurd or both? (Film: Buffet Froid – Gérard Depardieu, 1979)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by admin

‘Buffet Froid‘ made in 1979 by Bertrand Blier can be seen as an almost perfect antithesis of the films of the French New Wave that had burst into the cinema world two decades ago. If the New Wave was a … Continue reading →

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