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Memoriile unui evreu newyorkez născut în România (carte: Konrad Bercovici – It’s The Gypsy In Me)

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Datorez Facebook-ului descoperirea lui Konrad Bercovici. Dintre multele beneficii pe care le-am căpătat în cele aproape două decenii de participare în rețelele sociale la loc de cinste se află cunoașterea unor persoane și personalități cu expertiză în domenii diferite și … Continue reading →

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Barbarella – A Space Fantasy (film: Barbarella – Roger Vadim, 1968)

Posted on April 14, 2025 by admin

Roger Vadim made ‘Barbarella‘ in 1968 with an estimated budget of around 9 million dollars. Stanley Kubrick made ‘2001, A Space Odyssey’ in the same year with an estimated budget of 12 million dollars. Both are science fiction films. That’s … Continue reading →

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the vampire as a teenager (film: Let the Right One In – Tomas Alfredson, 2008)

Posted on April 12, 2025 by admin

‘Let the Right One In‘, the 2008 film by the Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (original title is ‘Låt den rätte komma in‘) confirms that good films can be made in any genre. I am not at all a fan of … Continue reading →

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courage and art (film: The Seed of the Sacred Fig / Dane-ye anjir-e ma’abed – Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024)

Posted on April 11, 2025 by admin

There are films whose production history dominates what we see during the screening. And I’m not referring to the ‘making of …’ clips or documentaries about special effects. A film like ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig‘ (original title is … Continue reading →

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tales from the jungle of the auctions (film: Le tableau volé – Pascal Bonitzer, 2024)

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

Art-related movies fascinate me. Biographies of artists, the fate of famous paintings, spectacular heists of art objects or dramas from the world of artists or collectors have generated successful and good quality films. ‘Le tabeau volé‘ (English distribution title is … Continue reading →

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O poveste de supraviețuire (carte: Adiva Geffen – În liniștea pădurii)

Posted on April 10, 2025 by admin

Urmăresc de peste un deceniu cu recenzii și semnalări editoriale traducerile din literatura israeliană în spațiul lingvistic și cultural românesc. Fiecare carte adăugată unei colecții incomplete dar destul de semnificative și de diverse se cuvine desigur a fi salutată. Nu … Continue reading →

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the spy who hated liars (film: Black Bag – Steven Soderbergh, 2025)

Posted on April 5, 2025 by admin

In a few of the moments while watching ‘Black Bag‘ – the second film this year 2025 directed by Steven Soderbergh – I had the feeling that John Le Carré is still alive and writing novels that are brought to … Continue reading →

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growing pains (TV Series: Adolescence – Stephen Graham & Jack Thorne, 2025)

Posted on March 22, 2025 by admin

I may be one of the last film enthusiasts in the world who doesn’t have a Netflix subscription (too little time!), so it was only by chance (staying for a few days at one of my sons’ house) that I … Continue reading →

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another end of the world (film: Leave the World Behind – Sam Esmail, 2023)

Posted on March 12, 2025 by admin

I avoid comparisons between films and books, even (or especially) when it comes to screen adaptations of more or less well-known books. Film and literature are arts that work 90% with different materials. In the case of the 2023 film … Continue reading →

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stairway to Olympus (film: Becoming Led Zeppelin – Bernard MacMahon, 2025)

Posted on March 11, 2025 by admin

‘Becoming Led Zeppelin‘, the film released in 2025 by Irish filmmaker Bernard MacMahon, an expert in documentary films about music and musicians, seems to have been made for people like me. I am an absolute fan of Led Zeppelin, which … Continue reading →

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