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the last great festival (Film: Message to Love – Murray Lerner, 1996)

In August 1970, more than 600,000 people invaded the Isle of Wight, located near the south coast of England and populated in the ordinary times by less than 100,000 inhabitants, to attend the third edition of the Pop Music Festival. … Continue reading →

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turning the camera on himself (Film: Dolor y gloria – Pedro Almodóvar, 2019)

‘Dolor y gloria‘ (‘Pain and glory‘) has been described by many viewers and critics as ‘Pedro Almodóvar‘s most personal film’. It is, to me, a slightly strange definition, because all the films of the great directors are to a lesser … Continue reading →

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the fear (Film: ‘HaTzlila’/’The Dive’ – Yona Rozenkier, 2018)

‘HaTzlila‘ / ‘The Dive‘ is one of those films that has an interesting and significant ‘making of’ history about how the idea was born and how the production was made. Director Yona Rozenkier is at his first film, although he … Continue reading →

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what the BBC does best (TV series: Wolf Hall – Mark Rylance, 2015)

A BBC historical series represents a summit meeting for history buffs and quality television lovers. The reign of Henry VIII is an inexhaustible source of historical fiction – literary or for the screens of all sizes. Few other historical periods … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Conspirația Apollo 11

Aniversarea jumătății de secol de la primii pași ai omenirii pe un alt astru a ocupat, cu o săptămână în urmă, atenția unei mari părți a presei, a programelor de televiziune și a discuțiilor pe forurile internetice. Au fost proiectate … Continue reading →

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a double soap opera by Geo Saizescu (Film: Iubire elenă – Geo Saizescu, 2012)

Fans of Romanian cinema and viewers who follow the movies coming from Romania have two good reasons to want to see “Iubire elenă” (“Greek Love”) made in 2012. This was the latest film by Geo Saizescu (1932-2013), a film director … Continue reading →

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one woman, two worlds (Film: Félix & Meira – Maxime Giroux, 2014)

The theme of the movie ‘Félix & Meira‘ made in 2014 by the Quebecois film director Maxime Giroux may seem unusual to most of the audiences, but it is in fact one of the main themes of Jewish literature and … Continue reading →

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parallel identities (film: Dancing Arabs – Eran Riklis, 2014)

‘Dancing Arabs‘, the Israeli film made in 2014 by Eran Riklis on a script written by Sayed Kashua adapting his debut novel includes some memorable scenes. One of them, which I do not hesitate to declare brilliant, succeeds in less … Continue reading →

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‘All You Need Is Love’? (Film: Yesterday – Danny Boyle, 2019)

If they create a category of “best idea for a film” at the Academy Awards, “Yesterday” directed by Danny Boyle would undoubtedly be a formidable competitor this year. The starting point of this movie, which is part of the wave … Continue reading →

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a drama thriller in rural Korea (film: A Girl at My Door / Dohee-ya – July Jung, 2014)

Many of the Korean films defy categorization or combine cinematic genres. I think one of the viewers who contributed to IMDB has found a very accurate description of this type of amalgam calling it ‘genre twister’. ‘A Girl at My … Continue reading →

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