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love in times of cold war (Film: Cold War / Zimna wojna – Pawel Pawlikowski, 2018)

Posted on January 22, 2019 by admin

Pawel Pawlikowski continues a tradition of remarkable film directors that left their mark in the history of cinema in the second half of the 20th century and made of the Polish film school one of the best in Eastern Europe, … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Încălzirea globală – realitate sau ficțiune?

Posted on January 22, 2019 by admin

Suntem în plină iarnă și mulți dintre noi ne confruntăm cu valuri de frig. În zilele când scriu acest articol, de exemplu, centrul Europei este acoperit cu zăpadă, rezultatul câtorva zile consecutive de viscol. Unii dintre prietenii mei de pe … Continue reading →

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life as a thriller (Film: Burning – Chang-dong Lee, 2018)

Posted on January 19, 2019 by admin

The cinematographic style of Chang-dong Lee reminds me the works of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu. Their films have the same pace that reflects a mode of life in which time flows differently than in our ‘Western’ civilization. The setting … Continue reading →

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Nicole Kidman’s ‘Monster’ (Film: Destroyer – Nicole Kidman, 2018)

Posted on January 17, 2019 by admin

I like the way Nicole Kidman chooses her roles lately. Of course, after 35 years of career, 84 roles, and one Academy Award she has less need to prove anything to the world and she can just search for interesting … Continue reading →

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My Lady (Film: The Children Act – Emma Thompson, 2017)

Posted on January 16, 2019 by admin

When BBC appears as the producing house of a long feature film viewers may expect a few things – a good and articulated script of a story taking place in England now or then, professional acting performances but also some … Continue reading →

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CHANGE.WORLD: Fața ascunsă a Lunii

Posted on January 15, 2019 by admin

‘Lună tu, stăpân-a mării, pe a lumii boltă luneci Și gândirilor dând viață, suferințele întuneci…’ (Eminescu – Scrisoarea I) Luna i-a fascinat pe oameni din momentul în care au ridicat ochii și au privit cerul nopții. Unele popoare și civilizații … Continue reading →

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military soap opera (TV series: Our Girl, season 1 – Lacey Turner , 2014)

Posted on January 12, 2019 by admin

I trusted the ARTE TV channel which usually brings good quality TV series from Europe, but this was one of the occasions when they really abused my trust. ‘Our Girl‘, the story of a British young woman, lost in life … Continue reading →

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a real happiness (Film: Le Bonheur – Agnès Varda, 1965)

Posted on January 11, 2019 by admin

The local cinematheque started a retrospective of the films of Agnès Varda and that was a great opportunity for me to discover ‘Le Bonheur‘ (‘Happiness’), the 1965 production that was rebuilt in a digitized version with brilliant colors. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Wenders on the footsteps of Ozu (Film: Tokyo-Ga – Wim Wenders, 1985)

Posted on January 10, 2019 by admin

I love Wim Wenders and most of his films that I have seen. I love and venerate the films of the Japanese master Yasujirô Ozu. ‘Tokyo-Ga‘, the documentary realized in 1985 by Wenders researching the echoes of the works of … Continue reading →

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deep in the South (TV series: True Detective, season 1 – Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, 2014)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by admin

This is what good television is about. As the third season of ‘True Detective‘ is about to start, I have been trying to get in sync (although that is not mandatory, as the stories in each season are independent) with … Continue reading →

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