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CHANGE.WORLD: Viitoruri alternative

Posted on January 29, 2019 by admin

Genul science-fiction este copleșit de viziuni pesimiste. Și în literatură și în film. Îmi amintesc de ‘Colecția de povestiri științifico-fantastice’ care mi-a luminat copilăria și adolescența. Apărută între 1955 și 1974 cu o periodicitate bi-lunară, aceasta a reprezentat un fenomen … Continue reading →

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a nostalgic documentary (Film: My Generation – Michael Caine, 2017)

Posted on January 26, 2019 by admin

Revolutions are rare in England’s history, but when they happen, they shake off the system and have repercussions not only on the Island but also around the world. More than three hundred years after Cromwell’s revolution and 150 years after … Continue reading →

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the road seems to go nowhere (Film: Wrong Move / Falsche Bewegung – Wim Wenders, 1975)

Posted on January 24, 2019 by admin

Time does not always work in favor of movies. The second film I saw in Wim Wenders‘ retrospective at the local cinematheque was’ Wrong Move‘ (the original title in German is’ Falsche Bewegung’), which belongs to the cycle of three … Continue reading →

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fatherhood pains (Film: Like Father, Like Son / Soshite chichi ni naru – Hirokazu Koreeda, 2013)

Posted on January 23, 2019 by admin

What happens to the two families in director Hirokazu Koreeda‘s film ‘Like Father, Like Son‘ (the original Japanese title is ‘Soshite chichi ni naru’) is one of the nightmares of any couple of parents. Six years after the birth of … Continue reading →

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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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